Lawton Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Monday, January 21, 1946
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: January 21, 1946
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer King Brown was accidentally shot and killed when his service weapon discharged as he exited his vehicle.
He was known to keep his weapon cocked and stuck in the waste band of his pants. As he got out of the vehicle the weapon fell from his pants, discharged, and struck him.
Officer Brown is buried in Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Oklahoma.