Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Cecil Brokmyer succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier in Carrier Mills while attempting to arrest a man for an armed robbery. Trooper Brokmyer and his partner located the man in a service station where he had taken a stolen vehicle to have it repaired. As they approached him the man pulled out a handgun from his coat and shot Trooper Brokmyer twice before fleeing. Trooper Brokmyer gave chase but did not return fire for fear of striking citizens. The subject was shot and killed by other officers the following day. Trooper Brokmyer succumbed to his wounds two days after the shooting. Trooper Brokmyer had served with the Illinois State Police for seven years and was assigned to District 13.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Brokmyer gave the Illinois State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Brokmyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Albert Cecil Brokmyer is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Illinois State Police, 17 of 67 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Cecil Brokmyer's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Cecil Brokmyer Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Cecil Brokmyer is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Cecil Brokmyer was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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