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Nathaniel Broom

Case from Miami, FL dated Sep 02, 1981

Victim Details

Nathaniel K. Broom

Male

Black / African American

Miami

FL

1981-09-02

23

Nathaniel

Broom

07/03/2026

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Nathaniel K. Broom, a 23-year-old police officer with the Miami Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 2, 1981. Officer Broom was shot and killed during a foot pursuit while attempting a traffic stop near the intersection of NW 2nd Avenue and NW 11th Street in Miami, Florida. He and his partner were on their way to the radio shop to replace a defective radio when they observed a vehicle traveling the wrong way down a one-way street. The vehicle came to a stop, and all three sus ...
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