Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Ulysses Brown was shot and killed while off duty when several subjects attempted to rob him behind a store at 10800 East Jefferson Avenue at approximately 4:00 a.m. Officer Brown was a Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Detroit Police Department for four years, assigned to the East Side Morality Unit. He was survived by his son, two daughters, parents, and three siblings. In 2017, one of his daughters became the first female police chief of the Dallas Police Department, Texas, after serving 20 years with the Detroit Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, two daughters, parents, and three siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Brown gave the Detroit Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit 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
Ulysses Brown served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Ulysses 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ulysses Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Ulysses Brown Compares
Offender Outcome
Never identified
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ulysses Brown is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ulysses Brown was killed by handgun; revolver.
Incident Location
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