Henry Lawrence Brooks

How they died

Suicide

Brooks ran into a shed in the backyard of a residence. Constable's Deputy Carl Smith of Precinct 5 called authorities. Officers M.B. Parker, G. Ortiz and Arny responded. Brooks shot himself in the head with a .380-caliber pistol. Earlier that day, Officers Parker and Ortiz had responded to a complaint in which a man, possibly Brooks, had run away from authorities.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Henry Lawrence Brooks, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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