Trooper Killed in Prince George's County

[Howard Hartman]

	NEWS RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208 (410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677 Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555
June 11, 2010

Trooper Killed in Prince George's County

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(Forestville, MD) – Maryland State Police are mourning the loss of one of their own who was shot and killed while working off-duty security early this morning in Prince George’s County.

The trooper is identified as Trooper First Class Wesley W. Brown, 24, of Prince George’s County, Md. He was assigned to road patrol duties at the Forestville Barracks. TFC Brown joined the Maryland State Police on October 23, 2006.

“It is with deep regret that we mourn the loss of TFC Wesley Brown,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan said. “He gave his life while working to keep others safe. He had devoted his life to helping others, whether on patrol with the State Police, working security off-duty, or working with young people in the mentoring group he started for youth in Prince George’s County. He will be greatly missed by his family, his fellow troopers, and those young people who looked up to him as an example.”

Governor Martin O’Malley joined Colonel Sheridan at the scene in Forestville early this morning for a briefing on the investigation. Later, they both visited with members of TFC Brown’s family and expressed personal condolences.

TFC Brown was shot and killed early this morning while he was working a part-time security job at a restaurant in the 3400-block of Donnell Drive, Forestville, Md. A joint investigation involving the Maryland State Police, Prince George’s County Police, FBI, US Marshal’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, and other allied agencies is underway.

TFC Brown is the 42nd Maryland state trooper to die in the line of duty.

[Howard Hartman]

	NEWS RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208 (410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677 Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555
June 18, 2010

Family of Slain Trooper Announces Scholarship Fund

(Seat Pleasant, MD) – The family of Trooper First Class Wesley Brown has announced a scholarship fund in his name has been established that will provide funds for the continuing education of youth involved in the mentoring organization he started.

TFC Brown’s family has requested that donations in his memory be made to the:

TFC W. Brown Memorial Collegiate Youth Scholarship Fund

Donations can be made at any Bank of America branch or on-line below.

According to organizers, the fund will be used to continue TFC Brown’s “legacy and vision for the empowerment of youth. One hundred percent of monies donated will benefit the community and members of his founding group, Young Men Enlightening Younger Men, by providing funds towards continuing education.”

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