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Donald C. Brown
Patrolman

Donald C. Brown

Toledo Police Department — Toledo, OH
Felonious
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End of Watch June 12, 1962
Age 32
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 31

Incident

Patrolman Donald Brown succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance at the home of a man fighting with his wife. As soon as Patrolman Brown and two other officers arrived, the man opened fire with a shotgun wounding all three officers. One of the officers returned fire wounding the suspect. The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Brown's murder and sentenced to life in prison on May 28th, 1963. He was paroled on October 7th, 1982. One of the officers who was wounded was struck in the eye with a shotgun pellet resulting in the loss of his sight in that eye. He was the brother of Toledo Patrolman Walter P. Boyle, shot and killed on December 8th, 1961. Patrolman Brown had served with the Toledo Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Brown gave the Toledo Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Brown.

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

Agency

Department Toledo Police Department
Type Other
Location Toledo, Lucas County, OH
Platform Identity tpd.lucas.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1962
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Donald is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1962, 67 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 107th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Donald was 32. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Donald had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Toledo Police Department has 32 officers remembered here, Donald among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Donald C. Brown

Toledo Police Department · End of Watch June 12, 1962

Where the Name Is Cut

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