Investigator fatally shot by suspect
United States Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, of the Houston Fire Department on October 16, 2020.
During the early morning hours of Friday, October 16, 2020, Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce and other members of the Arson Division, Houston Fire Department, tracked down a possible lead to arsons being set in the Houston area. When they arrived at the Timbergrove neighborhood, a suspect fatally shot Arson Investigator Bruce. The suspect was discovered deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tribute is being paid to Arson Investigator Bruce at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 72 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2020. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
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