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"A Shot in the Dark:" Wounded Cop's Story Questioned

By AAN Staff
march 25, 2002  10:33 am
"A Shot in the Dark:" Wounded Cop's Story Questioned
Wounded Phoenix police officer Franklin Brown Jr. received his department's Medal of Valor and was selected as one of the nation's "Top Cops" by the National Association of Police Organizations. But when the awards were handed out last October, Brown was conspicuous by his absence. His own department had asked that the award be put on hold, while it investigated whether Brown had faked an attack by “unknown assailants” and actually shot himself. Today, the police department isn't saying much about Brown, but in an exclusive interview with Paul Rubin, staff writer for Phoenix New Times, Brown is saying plenty. The result: a fascinating look at a mystery in the Arizona desert.
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