Tobias J. Brown

Tobias J. Brown, an officer with the Pittsburgh Police Department, was shot and killed by Raymond Harrison during a bar fight in Hazelwood on August 23, 1941.

As Harrison was being placed in a patrol car, he drew a gun and shot Brown. Officer Joseph Boyle then shot and killed Harrison.

Author: Bill Lofquist

I am a sociologist and death penalty scholar at the State University of New York at Geneseo. I am also a Pittsburgh native. My present research focuses on the history of the death penalty in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pa. View all posts by Bill Lofquist