Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant J.J. Brown was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a shootout with a suspect who had fired at the officers. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Liberty Street and West Broad Street. The suspect was also shot and killed in the shootout. Sergeant Brown had served with the Savannah Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Brown gave the Savannah Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Joseph "J.J." 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Savannah Police Dept., 9 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Joseph "J.J." Brown's cause is highlighted.
How John Joseph "J.J." Brown Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Joseph "J.J." Brown is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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