Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Ignatius Brown was struck and killed by a truck while crossing Eighth Avenue.
He had just finished using the police call and stepped into the street when the truck struck him. He was transported to the Homestead Steel Works Hospital but died while being transferred to West Penn Hospital.
Patrolman Brown, a widower, was survived by his mother.
Survivors
Patrolman Brown, a widower, was survived by his mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Brown served with the Munhall Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Munhall community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Ignatius Theodore 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Munhall Borough Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ignatius Theodore Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Ignatius Theodore Brown Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ignatius Theodore Brown is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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