Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer Brad McNew was shot and killed at the Love's Travel Stop at 12921 Duval Road in Jacksonville after intervening in a domestic altercation.
At 1:20 a.m., Officer McNew stopped at the convenience store and witnessed a man assaulting a female. When he tried to help the woman, the man aimed a gun at him before returning to his car. The subject leaned out of his car window and shot Officer McNew before driving away.
Officer McNew was transported to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.
The suspect was arrested in North Carolina the following day. He is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and aggravated assault with a firearm.
Officer McNew had served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Corrections Officer McNew gave the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer McNew.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Bradford D. McNew is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 11 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bradford D. McNew's cause is highlighted.
How Bradford D. McNew Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bradford D. McNew is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bradford D. McNew was killed by gun; unknown type.
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