George French Brown
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Constable

George French Brown

Felonious
End of Watch November 8, 1908
Age 52
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Brown succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while attempting to serve a warrant.

He and his two sons, who were acting as deputy constables, had gone to Riverview, near Grays Landing, in search for the subject. The man ran out of his front door and attempted to flee as Constable Brown and his sons approached it. Constable Brown shouted for him to stop, but the man instead turned and fired at them. One of Constable Brown's sons was struck in the arm and wounded.

All three officers returned fire and shot the subject. As Constable Brown bend down to render aide to his son, thinking the subject was dead, the man suddenly shot Constable Brown in the the stomach. Constable Brown and his sons returned fire again and killed the subject.

Constable Brown was taken to Uniontown Hospital for treatment. He succumbed to his wounds four days later.

Constable Brown was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

Survivors

Constable Brown was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Brown gave the Pennsylvania State Constable 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Uniontown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Brown.

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

Agency

Location Uniontown, PA
Platform Identity pscfcco.fayette.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1908
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

Constable George French Brown 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 Pennsylvania State Constable - Fayette County, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Constable - Fayette County
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Felonious
PA — Statewide
597
of 1,261 officers
47.3% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George French Brown's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How George French Brown Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George French Brown is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George French Brown was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location

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