Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Rufus Brown succumbed to injuries received four years earlier when he was beaten by a drunk male during the city's Mardi Gras celebration on February 23rd, 1993.
He had responded to a call of the male creating a disturbance at the intersection of Government Street and South Dearborn Street. While on the scene the male beat Corporal Brown's head against a cement curb in the street. The injuries caused Corporal Brown to begin suffering seizures, forcing him to retire in 1993.
On March 23rd, 1997, Corporal Brown suffered a grand mal seizure and died as a result. The seizures were determined to be a direct result of the assault in 1993.
Corporal Brown had been employed with the Mobile Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Brown gave the Mobile Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Rufus Earle 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Mobile Police Department, 18 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rufus Earle Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Rufus Earle Brown Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rufus Earle Brown is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rufus Earle Brown was killed by person.
Incident Location
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