End of Watch August 7, 1882
Age 34
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Private Leander Brown was killed in Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) after being struck in the chest with a pick ax. He had arrest a man for illegally being on Indian land and for cutting hay without a permit.

Because of their location, the two made camp nearby with plans to return to the jail in the morning. At some point during the night the suspect slipped his shackles and struck Private Brown in the chest with a pick ax.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Private Brown gave the United States Department of the Interior 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdibiaojsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1882
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Edged weapon; Pick ax

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Leander is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1882, 45 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 143rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Leander was 34. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Leander had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; pick ax, in 0% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, Leander among them.

Across the years

Private Leander Brown

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch August 7, 1882

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-E

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