Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Brady was shot and killed during a shootout in a saloon at the corner of Carondolet Avenue and North 11th Street. He went there to assist other officers engaged in a shootout with several men they had tried to arrest for fighting. All the suspects were taken into custody. The suspect who shot Patrolman Brady was convicted of his murder and hanged on July 27, 1894. Patrolman Brady served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for four years.
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136 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Brady gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman James Brady 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Brady's cause is highlighted.
How James Brady Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Brady is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Brady was killed by gun.
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