Trooper Bruce Thompson Brown
West Virginia State Police
West Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, October 14, 1977

Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, October 14, 1977
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Escaped from prison

Trooper Brown was shot and killed while he and another officer were transferring prisoners from one location to another. As they were logging the prisoners in, one of the men grabbed the other officer's service weapon.

As Trooper Brown attempted to subdue the man he was shot. The suspect was eventually apprehended and sentenced to life but later escaped from prison.

Trooper Brown was survived by his wife and two daughters.