Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, December 5, 1946
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 355
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: November 27, 1946
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Charles Brown was killed when his semi-automatic handgun fell out of his pocket in a store on 68th Street near Greenway Avenue, and discharged. He was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries eight days later.
Officer Brown had served with the agency for three years, interrupted by service in the United States Navy in World War II. He is survived by his wife and two children.