Roll of Honor
Richard Blackstone Brown
Incident
Agent Brown was killed in an automobile accident in Dallas, Texas, while he and another agent responded to a nightclub to arrest two federal fugitives. The agents were responding with lights and sirens when their vehicle collided with another vehicle. Brown was survived by his wife and five children. He was buried in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Survivors
Brown was survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Brown served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Richard Blackstone Brown is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 30 of 89 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Blackstone Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Blackstone Brown Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Blackstone Brown is highlighted in Jul.
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