DAVID C BRINKERHOFF

Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 29-W: 26
Department: New York State Police
End of Watch: April 25, 2007
Cause: SHOT
Age: 29
Years of Service: 9
Description: Trooper Brinkerhoff was shot and killed while searching for a suspect who had shot and wounded a fellow State Trooper. Trooper Brinkerhoff and another trooper encountered the suspect as they searched a residence. As they struggled to place the suspect under arrest, Trooper Brinkerhoff was accidentally shot by a fellow trooper. Trooper Brinkerhoff succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. Friendly fire.
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