Edward Charles Bradley

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 2, 1941

Age 44

Tour of Duty 13 yrs 3 mo

Badge 850

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Edward Bradley was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a man with a gun call at a rooming house near 11th and Jefferson Streets. As Officer Bradley entered the through the door, he was shot and killed by the suspect. His partner and two other officers returned fire, killing the shooter. Officer Bradley was a U.S Navy veteran of WWI and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for more than 13 years.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Bradley gave the Philadelphia Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1941

Tour of Duty 13 yrs 3 mo

Age 44

Badge Number 850

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Edward Charles Bradley served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Edward Charles Bradley 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious