Trinidad Police Department, Colorado
End of Watch: Friday, January 22, 1909
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 20, 1909
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Policeman Alex Brighton succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier while attempting to arrest a man involved in a family quarrel in the city's red light district.
The man produced a handgun during the arrest and shot his wife and then Policeman Brighton. The suspect then committed suicide.
Policeman Brighton had served with the agency for 2 years. He was survived by his wife and four children. His youngest daughter was born only two hours before he passed away.