Roll of Honor
Edward Patrick Brennan
Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff Edward Brennan was shot and killed while on duty at the Southern Pacific Railroad yards at Third Street and Central Avenue in Tracy. That area of the city had heard shots fired at 1 am and 4 am. At 5 am, Deputy Brennan and another officer were investigating another round of shots fired. Deputy Brennan approached two men and was shot before they fled the scene. He was able to fire one shot before collapsing from five gunshot wounds. Three days later, one suspect was apprehended in Sparks, Nevada. The subject confessed and was committed to the Clark Sanitarium in Stockton. Deputy Brennan had served as a special deputy with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office for only a few days.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Brennan served with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the French Camp community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Brennan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Edward Patrick Brennan 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Patrick Brennan's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Patrick Brennan Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed to asylum
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Patrick Brennan is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Patrick Brennan was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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