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Brian McKenna

Brian McKenna

Brian McKenna, Law Officer's Officer Down columnist, is a retired lieutenant from the Hazelwood (Mo.) Police Department, where he served in patrol, traffic, mobile reserve and training. He is a 32-year police veteran, with a strong background in police training at both the recruit and in-service levels, and served his department as lead firearms instructor as well as in various other training functions. He's a state certified police instructor, and holds a master’s degree in human resource development. Brian is a member of ILEETA and IALEFI, writes extensively on officer safety topics, and trains police officers nationwide in mental preparation for armed encounters and other topic related to officer safety. He recently completed a book based upon this column, Officer Down: Lessons from the Streets, which is now available for purchase on his Web site.

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Officer Down: The Closed Door

As the investigators moved toward the back rooms, Chambers heard the voice of one of the officers outside on the radio. "A male subject just came out the back door from the basement," the officer reported, "but he ran back inside and locked the door when he saw me."

Officer Down: The Peter Soulis Incident

Up to this point, he'd been fighting a commendable, though primarily defensive battle. But now, infused with the realization that Palmer had to be stopped and that only he could do it, he went on the offensive.

Officer Down: The Drew Bahry Incident

The flap on the carrier came unsnapped easily enough, but Bahry was bent at the waist, causing the bottom edge of his body armor to slip over the flap and trap the canister inside the carrier.

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