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Departments from across Illinois and the US send condolences to Brooklyn Police

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Brooklyn police officer killed

A Brooklyn police officer was killed on the McKinley Bridge early the morning of Aug. 4. Read all the BND’s coverage here.


Police and other emergency departments from around Illinois and across the United States are sending their condolences to the Brooklyn Police Department after the death of Patrolman Brian Pierce.

Pierce was manning a roadblock on the McKinley Bridge around 3 a.m. when he was hit by a red Dodge Charger driven by a crime suspect, Illinois State Police said.

These are some of the social media reactions to Pierce’s death:

This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 1:42 PM.

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Brooklyn police officer killed

A Brooklyn police officer was killed on the McKinley Bridge early the morning of Aug. 4. Read all the BND’s coverage here.