Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Leroy Brown was shot and killed by a man he had arrested several months earlier. He was eating in the Dairy Burger restaurant in Bowie, Arizona when the man saw him and entered the establishment. The subject ordered a hot cup of coffee and then approached Deputy Brown. He threw the coffee into Deputy Brown's face, and as Deputy Brown stood up, he shot him twice. The man then fled to a nearby school and committed suicide. Deputy Brown was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and served with the Cochise County Sheriff's Department for five months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and four sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Deputy Sheriff Brown served with the Cochise County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bisbee 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Leroy Dale Brown served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Leroy Dale 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cochise County Sheriff's Department, 14 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 93.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leroy Dale Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Leroy Dale Brown Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leroy Dale Brown is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leroy Dale Brown was killed by handgun; .25 caliber.
Others Who Wore This Badge
14 officers from Cochise County Sheriff's Department are honored on badge.nw.
