Brian T. A. Gibson

Master Patrol Officer Brian Gibson was shot and killed execution style as he was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Missouri Avenue, NW. He was shot by a man who had just been ejected from a nightclub by another officer. As Officer Gibson sat in his patrol car, the suspect approached him and shot him four times. One bullet struck his shoulder, and the other three struck him on the left side of his head. The suspect was arrested by other officers as he ran from the scene. On February 18, 1998, the suspect in the case was found guilty of all charges. On April 23rd, 1998, the subject was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Officer Gibson was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for six years, assigned to the Fourth District.