Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer King Brown succumbed to wounds he received when his service weapon discharged as he exited his vehicle on January 20, 1946. Officer Brown was called to assist two other officers with the arrest of three men involved in a shooting on First Street in Lawton. He was known to keep his weapon cocked and stuck in the waistband of his pants. As he got back into his vehicle, the weapon fell from his pants, discharged, and struck him. He was transported to a Lawton hospital where he passed away the next day. Officer Brown had served with the Lawton Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, and two brothers. Officer Brown is buried in Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Brown gave the Lawton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lawton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer King Charles 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lawton Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. King Charles Brown's cause is highlighted.
How King Charles Brown Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. King Charles Brown is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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