Lawrence David Bromley
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Senior Corporal

Lawrence David Bromley

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 11, 1991
Age 32
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 4570
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Gender Male

Incident

Senior Corporal Lawrence Bromley was accidentally shot and killed by other officers during an undercover drug operation near 4345 West Camp Wisdom Road. He was purchasing narcotics from a suspect when the man pulled out a pistol. Responding officers mistook Corporal Bromley for a suspect and shot him with a police shotgun. Corporal Bromley had been with the Dallas Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Corporal Bromley gave the Dallas Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Corporal Bromley.

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

Agency

Location Dallas, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1991
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 32
Badge Number 4570
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Senior Corporal Lawrence David Bromley 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Dallas Police Department, 30 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.6% of this agency's fallen.

Dallas Police Department
30
of 95 officers
31.6% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence David Bromley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Lawrence David Bromley Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence David Bromley is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location