Roll of Honor
Justin Clark McIntire
Incident
Chief of Police Justin McIntire was shot and killed near the intersection of Brackenridge Avenue and Morgan Street during a foot pursuit of a wanted subject.
The man was wanted for a probation violation involving weapons and had fled from the Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop the previous night. He then fled on foot from Harrison Township the following morning during a traffic stop. At about 2:00 pm, he was located near the border of Brackenridge Borough and Tarentum Borough and led officers on a foot pursuit for over two hours. He opened fire on officers in the 900 block of Brackenridge Avenue and again in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue, in which Chief McIntire was killed, and a Tarentum Borough officer was wounded.
After shooting both officers, the man carjacked a vehicle and fled into the city of Pittsburgh. He fled into a wooded area following a vehicle pursuit and then opened fire on officers. He was shot and killed by return fire.
Chief McIntire served with the Brackenridge Borough Police Department for 22 years. He had been sworn in as police chief of the Brackenridge Borough Police Department exactly four years earlier.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and a stepson.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police McIntire gave the Brackenridge Borough Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Brackenridge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police McIntire.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Justin Clark McIntire 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Justin Clark McIntire's cause is highlighted.
How Justin Clark McIntire Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and kiled
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Justin Clark McIntire is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Justin Clark McIntire was killed by gun; unknown type.