Brent David Wisdom

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX

Felonious

End of Watch September 2, 1992

Age 22

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Badge 2567

The Vigil Panel 138 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Brent Wisdom was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver while assisting a disabled motorist with a flat tire on the I-35 near Seminary Drive. The 33-year-old driver crashed into the patrol car pinning Officer Wisdom between the patrol vehicle and the disabled car, severing his legs. He was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital where he succumbed to the massive head injuries and lower body trauma 4 hours later. The drunk driver had a blood alcohol count of 0.25 at the time of the incident. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for Officer Wisdom's death. He was denied parole in 1996 but told he would have another hearing in 1999. Officer Wisdom had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for only six months.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wisdom served with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wisdom.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Dept.

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 1992

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 22

Badge Number 2567

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 15 years

Officer Brent David Wisdom 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Fort Worth Police Dept., 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

of 59 officers

55.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious