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Trooper

Louis Perry Bryant

Arkansas State Police, Arkansas

End of Watch: Saturday, June 30, 1984

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 37

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 6/30/1984

Weapon: Handgun; .45 caliber

Suspect: Executed in 1995

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Trooper Louis Bryant was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a member of a terrorist group. He was shot several times by the suspect with a modified Colt .45. The suspect was apprehended by police in Oklahoma after a shootout. He was sentenced to life without parole for Trooper Bryant's murder but sentenced to death for another murder. The death sentence was carried out in 1995.

Trooper Bryant was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

Four members of the DeQueen, Arkansas, Police Department were killed in an automobile accident while en route to Trooper Bryant's funeral. The officers who were killed were Captain William Mills, Patrolman Herman Jones, Patrolman William Gilham, and Sergeant Roy Brewer.

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		Captain William T. Mills DeQueen Police Department, Arkansas End of Watch: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause: Automobile accident
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		Patrolman William R. Gilham DeQueen Police Department, Arkansas End of Watch: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause: Automobile accident
		Sergeant Roy M. Brewer DeQueen Police Department, Arkansas End of Watch: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause: Automobile accident

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