Bruce W. Wilson

In the spring of 1977, a dedicated officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, Bruce W. Wilson, lost his life in the line of duty. The 27-year-old man had been with the department for five years and was working as a vice officer in the Seventh District, often engaging in the dangerous work of undercover narcotics operations. He was married and had one child.

On the afternoon of April 25, 1977, Officer Wilson and his partner were in the 200 block of Elmira Street, SW, conducting an un ...