2002 Brentwood Bank Robbery
| 2002 Brentwood Bank Robbery | |
|---|---|
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| Target | Police Officers |
| Weapon | AR-15 rifle |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Gary Thomas Brown.[1] |
On May 6, 2002, 40-year-old Gary Thomas Brown, of California, robbed a Bank of America branch in I-65 at the Brentwood Old Hickory on 133 Franklin Road in downtown Brentwood, Tennessee, and ambushed two police officers, seriously wounding them before he was killed by return fire.[2]
Events
The first Brentwood Police Department officer to arrive on the scene was 26-year-old Officer Stephanie Joe Bellis (now Warner), a three-year veteran with the Brentwood Police Department. As she arrived, Brown opened fire on her, but the bullet went through her vehicle window and door, and slowed down by metal paperwork, before she was hit in the right forearm and arm. However, she was able to get out of her car and return fire on Brown (who was also returning fire).
37-year-old Sgt. Tommy Patrick Walsh, a 17-year veteran with the Brentwood Police Department, arrived on the scene and stopped in front of the bank, firing at Brown, who immediately returned fire. A bullet hit Walsh just above his left knee. Brown went into the street and exchanged gunfire with Lt. Tommy Campsey, Detective Richard Hickey, Lt. Steve Walling, and Cpl. Jimmy Campbell. Campsey, Hickey, Walling, and Campbell fired 28 shots from their service pistols at Brown, fatally wounding him in the chest and head.
Aftermath
Both Sgt. Tommy Walsh and Officer Stephanie Bellis were released one month after the bank robbery. Officer Bellis was awarded the Distinguished Service Award, Purple Heart, and Department Commendation Medal. Sgt. Walsh was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award, Purple Heart, and Department Commendation Medal, and promoted to assistant chief. Lt. Campsey was awarded the Distinguished Service Award, Meritorious Service Award, Lifesaving Award, and Department Commendation Medal, and promoted to the rank of captain. Detective Hickey was awarded the Meritorious Service Award, Lifesaving Award, and Department Commendation Medal, and promoted to the rank of captain. Lt. Walling was also awarded the Meritorious Service Award, Lifesaving Award, and Department Commendation Medal, and promoted to the rank of captain. Cpl. Campbell was awarded the Meritorious Service Award and Lifesaving Award and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.[3]
Seven months after the bank robbery, Officer Bellis married Franklin Police Department Detective Lt. Charlie Warner (who is now promoted to the rank of sergeant). In 2004, Bellis retired from the force to take care of her children. On the 10th anniversary of the bank robbery, she and Sgt. Walsh thanked the involved police officers on the scene.[4].
Real estate broker and former FBI Agent and former U.S. Navy Petty Officer who served on USS Albert W. Grant during World War II, Toy Fuson, was awarded the Citizen Commendation Award for positioning himself between the robber and calling 911 for help. He died of a stroke on August 10, 2015, in Brentwood, Tennessee.[5]
References
- ↑ "BHP SPECIAL REPORT: The day Brentwood lost its innocence".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "BHP SPECIAL REPORT: 2002 shooting left city better prepared, armed".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Departmental Awards". June 15, 2002. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2002.
- ↑ "BHP SPECIAL REPORT: Family First for Officers shot in 2002".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Toy Fuson Obituary - Brentwood, TN". August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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