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Police Officer

Edward Charles Bradley

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 2, 1941

Age 44

Tour of Duty 13 yrs 3 mo

Badge 850

The Vigil Panel 77 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military 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

Type Police Department

Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 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

Military Service

Edward Charles Bradley served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Edward Charles Bradley 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 97,759 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 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious