Kathleen Angie Briscoe

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office — Harvey, LA

Accident

End of Watch September 7, 1988

Age 41

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Female

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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Kathleen Briscoe succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier while assisting another deputy during a burglary call on Westbank Expressway in Gretna. On September 5, 1988, while off duty, Deputy Briscoe was assisting another deputy in an arrest when a struggle ensued around 10:30 p.m. Deputy Briscoe, with her weapon drawn, stepped backward, lost her balance, and fell over a guardrail. Her weapon discharged, striking her in the head. She was rushed to West Jefferson Hospital, where she succumbed to her wounds two days later. Deputy Briscoe served with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for nine years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Briscoe gave the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harvey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Briscoe.

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

Agency

Department Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

Location Harvey, LA

Platform Identity jpso.jefferson.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1988

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 41

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon drawn, stepped backward, lost her balance, and fell over a guardrail. Her weapon discharged, striking her in the head. She was rushed to West Jefferson Hospital, where she succumbed to her wounds two

Deputy Sheriff Kathleen Angie Briscoe is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

of 15 officers

13.3% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident