Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda
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Corporal

Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda

Accident
End of Watch March 30, 1993
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Jeffrey Gusinda was accidentally shot and killed by another officer during a training exercise. Corporal Gusinda served with the City of Brookfield Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his son, girlfriend, parents, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-WI-0972EC9D
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Gusinda gave the City of Brookfield Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brookfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Gusinda.

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

Agency

Location Brookfield, WI
Platform Identity citypd.waukesha.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 30, 1993
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

City of Brookfield Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% 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. Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda'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 Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda is highlighted in Mar.

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