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Case Description

Brazell, Daniel, special officer C. & A. R.R., fatally shot on freight train of above road by a young man, identity unknown, whom he and Officer Kreigh had ordered off the train. Brazell died in County Hospital on same day.

Case Number

Circumstances

Date of offense	April 3, 1888
Date of death	April 3, 1888
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	on freight train
Type of location	Vehicle
Type of vehicle	Commercial Vehicle (truck, van, ship)
Location description	freight train
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	fatally shot
Motive	officer was shot by unknown man who he had ordered
Victim initiated events leading to homicide	No
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Other
Total number of victims	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Brazell, Daniel, special offic
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
Occupational skill	Law enforcement
Killed while protecting property	Protecting other property
Name of hospital where victim was taken	County Hospital
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Gender	Male
Defendant/victim relationship	Stranger

Police

Victim employed in law enforcement	Other law enforcement
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	None
Allegations of police corruption	No

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