Bruce Allen Prothero

Baltimore County Police Department — Towson, MD

Felonious

End of Watch February 7, 2000

Age 35

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Sergeant Prothero was working a part-time security job at a jewelry store when four suspects entered the store and committed armed robbery. Sergeant Prothero attempted to stop the suspects outside in the parking lot, and he was shot several times. Sergeant Prothero was transported to the local medical center where he was pronounced dead. The off-duty security job was authorized by the department. The four suspects were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Prothero gave the Baltimore County Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Towson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Prothero.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore County Police Department

Location Towson, MD

Platform Identity bcpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 2000

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Sergeant Bruce Allen Prothero 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore County Police Department, 9 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore County Police Department

of 12 officers

75% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious