Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Elijah Brewer died after he suffered a ruptured blood vessel moments after he and his partner lifted an ill woman.
He was taken to the hospital where he died later that evening.
Officer Brewer was assigned to the Twelfth District.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brewer served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brewer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Elijah A. Brewer is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 66 of 378 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elijah A. Brewer's cause is highlighted.
How Elijah A. Brewer Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Elijah A. Brewer is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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