King Charles Brown

Lawton Police Department — Lawton, OK

Accident

End of Watch January 21, 1946

Age 48

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer King Brown succumbed to wounds he received when his service weapon discharged as he exited his vehicle on January 20, 1946. Officer Brown was called to assist two other officers with the arrest of three men involved in a shooting on First Street in Lawton. He was known to keep his weapon cocked and stuck in the waistband of his pants. As he got back into his vehicle, the weapon fell from his pants, discharged, and struck him. He was transported to a Lawton hospital where he passed away the next day. Officer Brown had served with the Lawton Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, and two brothers. Officer Brown is buried in Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Brown gave the Lawton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lawton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Brown.

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

Agency

Department Lawton Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Lawton, Comanche County, OK

Platform Identity lpd.comanche.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 1946

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Officer King Charles Brown is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lawton Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Lawton Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Accident

OK — Statewide

135

of 582 officers

23.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident