Bradford Allen Garafola, Sr.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Baton Rouge, LA

Felonious

End of Watch July 17, 2016

Age 45

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Brad Garafola, Sergeant Nick Tullier, Corporal Montrell Jackson, and Police Officer Matthew Gerald, both of the Baton Rouge Police Department, were shot and killed by a subject outside a convenience store at 9611 Airline Highway shortly before 9:00 am.

Officers had received reports of a subject walking along the roadway carrying a rifle. As responding officers arrived in the area, they were ambushed by the subject. Deputy Garafola, Corporal Jackson, and Officer Gerald were killed, Sergeant Tullier succumbed to his injuries in 2022, and two officers were injured.

The subject was shot and killed by other responding officers.

Deputy Garafola had served with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for 24 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Garafola gave the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Garafola.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Location Baton Rouge, LA

Platform Identity ebrpso.ebr.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 2016

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Bradford Allen Garafola, Sr. 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept., 11 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept.

of 13 officers

84.6% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious