Deputy Brandon Joseph Nielsen - St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office - LA - True Life Hero

Brandon Joseph Nielsen
- Aug. 16, 2012 -

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St. John Parish Sheriff's Office Patch

Resided:	LA, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Aug. 16, 2012
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 34 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office - LA 1801 W Airline Hwy Laplace, LA 70068 USA (985)652-9513
County:	St. John the Baptist Parish
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Deputy
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Ambush
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	1 years 9 weeks

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and five children

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	LaPlace, LA USA Thu. Aug. 16, 2012
Summary:	Deputy Sheriffs Brandon Nielsen and Jeremy Triche were shot and killed in LaPlace, Louisiana, by members of a domestic terrorist group known as the Sovereign Citizens. They were shot while investigating an earlier ambush shooting that wounded a sheriff's office investigator. The investigator was working an off duty security detail at a remote parking lot used by a construction company for contract employees at about 5:00 am when someone opened fire on him as he sat in his department vehicle. Responding units located a car they believed had been involved in the early shooting in a nearby trailer park. As deputies Triche and Nielsen, and a third deputy questioned two men outside of a mobile home, a third man suddenly exited the home and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, striking all three deputies. Deputies Nielsen and Triche both died as a result of their wounds. The third deputy, who was related to Deputy Triche, was seriously wounded. Seven subjects were arrested and held in connection with both separate shooting incidents.
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Related:	Jeremy Michael Triche

Last Updated: May. 29, 2019