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Patrolman James Brady | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman

James Brady

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Monday, October 6, 1890

Biographical Info

Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 6, 1890
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1894

Patrolman Brady was shot and killed during a shootout in a saloon at the corner of Carondolet Avenue and North 11th Street.

He went there to assist other officers engaged in a shootout with several men they had tried to arrest for fighting. All the suspects were taken into custody.

The suspect who shot Patrolman Brady was convicted of his murder and hanged on July 27, 1894.

Patrolman Brady served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for four years.