Brooklyn Police Officer murdered by fleeing Driver

Madison County, IL – Brooklyn Police Department (BPD) Officer Brian Pierce died in the line of duty early Wednesday morning due to injuries he suffered after being hit by a fleeing suspect.

The 24-year-old officer was trying to deploy stop sticks on the McKinley Bridge to flatten the tires of a fleeing vehicle at approximately 3 a.m. when the suspect slammed into him and drove off into St. Louis. The vehicle, described as a red Dodge Charger with temporary Illinois tags and a black front end, was later found abandoned in Missouri.

The suspect remains on the loose.

Investigators said they had been pursuing the driver after an incident at the Bottoms Up nightclub in Brooklyn, but did not provide details about the incident, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Officer Pierce was not conscious or breathing when first responders found him.

While police were investigating Officer Pierce’s death, a different driver in a gray Kia Optima crashed through the roadblock they had set up on the bridge, smashing into patrol vehicles and nearly hitting several officers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Police opened fire on the driver, who suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

The driver of the Kia was arrested along with the three passengers inside the vehicle, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Holy fuck was the second crash purposely done? This is an awful situation.

I can't Imagine what the police will do to the suspect when apprehended.

What a terrible tragedy. My condolences to his family and friends.

Checkout the following news video when officers attended the scene.