OFFICER MICHAEL LELAND BRIGGS (MAY 2, 1971 TO OCTOBER 17, 2006)

Let us not forget Officer Michael Leland Briggs of Manchester Police Department, New Hampshire, who died of his wounds on October 17, 2006. We will also remember him on his birthdate, May 2 every year. Let us honor this fallen policeman by remembering how he lived on this earth and treasure his memories.

Officer Michael Leland Briggs

(May 2, 1971 to October 17, 2006)

INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.odmp.org/officer/18543-officer-michael-leland-briggs

Officer Michael Leland Briggs

Manchester Police Department, New Hampshire

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Bio

Age: 35

Tour: 11 years

Badge: 83

Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date:  Monday, October 16, 2006

Weapon Gun: Unknown type

Offender: Sentenced to death

Officer Michael Briggs succumbed to a gunshot wound inflicted the previous morning when he and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance call.

Both officers were on bicycle patrol and they located one of the participants in an alley at the corner of Lake and Lincoln Streets. Officer Briggs was shot in the head as he was questioning the male subject.

Officer Briggs was transported to Elliott Hospital, where he remained until succumbing to the wound.

The suspect fled the state but was arrested later in the day while hiding in his grandmother's home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In an odd twist, it was discovered that the suspect was the same man whose life Officer Briggs had saved in 2003 following a shooting. The suspect was convicted in November 2008 of Capital Murder and sentenced to death. He is the only inmate on New Hampshire's death row. The last New Hampshire death sentence was in 1959.

Officer Briggs was a US Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Manchester Police Department for 5 years. He had previously served as a correctional officer for the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections for 6 years. During his time as a correctional officer he had also served as a part-time officer with the Epsom Police Department.

Officer Briggs had previously served with the United States Marine Corps and is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and three sisters.

  

Officer Michael Leland Briggs

(May 2, 1971 to October 17, 2006)

[PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16245783/michael-leland-briggs]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Michael_Briggs