Nathaniel K. Broom

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch September 2, 1981

Age 23

Tour of Duty 8 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 38

Incident

Police Officer Nathaniel Broom was shot and killed during a foot pursuit while attempting a traffic stop near the intersection of NW 2nd Avenue and NW 11th Street. He and his partner were on their way to the radio shop to replace a defective radio when they observed a vehicle travel the wrong way down a one-way street. The vehicle came to a stop and all three suspects jumped out and ran. Officer Broom stopped his vehicle in a way that prevented his partner from exiting and went in foot pursuit of one of the suspects. As he turned a corner in a building the subject shot him in the chest, killing him instantly. His partner was not able to call for backup due to the faulty radio. Fingerprints on the car led to the suspect's arrest two days later. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death March 4th, 1982. The subject died in prison in January 2014 while still awaiting execution. Officer Broom was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Miami Police Department for eight months.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and sister.

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Last updated: August 2, 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.
Police Officer Broom served with the Miami Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miami 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

Department Miami Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 1981

Tour of Duty 8 mo

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Nathaniel K. Broom served in the U.S. Army (1976â1979) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Nathaniel K. Broom 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Miami Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.

Miami Police Department

of 39 officers

51.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious