Percy Z. Brewster
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Marshal

Percy Z. Brewster

Sultan Police Department — Sultan, WA
Felonious
End of Watch March 2, 1927
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Brewster was shot and killed after arresting a suspicious man near a local bank. While on patrol Marshal Brewster noticed a vehicle parked in an alley behind the bank and went to investigate. He found a large amount of ammunition and firearms in the vehicle and confiscated it and placed it in Town Hall. When Marshal Brewster returned to impound the car he encountered the owner. As he attempted to place the man in custody the suspect produced a gun and shot Marshal Brewster in the lung, killing him. The suspect was apprehended, convicted, and sentenced to hang but escaped from jail after picking a lock. He was located on July 3, 1927, and shot and killed by a posse.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Brewster served with the Sultan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sultan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Brewster.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Sultan, Snohomish County, WA
Platform Identity spd.snohomish.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1927
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Marshal Percy Z. Brewster 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 WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Sultan Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
WA — Statewide
187
of 340 officers
55% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Percy Z. Brewster's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Percy Z. Brewster Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Percy Z. Brewster is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Percy Z. Brewster was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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