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Biographic Information

Brian is a 33-year police veteran, now retired from the Hazelwood (MO) Police Department, where he served as a patrol lieutenant, lead firearms instructor, in-service training instructor, and crime prevention officer. He is also a state certified police instructor, former police academy instructor, and active shooter response instructor, and holds a master’s degree in human resource development from National Lewis University.

Brian has written extensively on officer safety topics, and for 20 years authored the “Officer Down” column for Police Marksman Magazine, a regular feature that analyzed officer involved shootings for key learning points. Brian’s extensive research for his column led him to become a leading expert on the dynamics of armed encounters, how officers think and behave under stress, and the most effective ways to prepare for dangerous encounters. Besides his extensive writing background, Brian provides police training through his company, Winning Edge Training.

Brian is also involved in his church, where he has served on several boards and currently teaches a semiweekly adult Bible study class. His priorities in life are his Christian faith, the safety of our country’s police officers and the citizens they serve, and his family. He has little time for hobbies, but enjoys studying American history and spending time with his beloved wife Lynn, three lovely daughters, Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Katherine, and two amazing grandchildren, Ellis and Mae.

  Title: Cops Under Fire!

Subtitle: Twelve Gripping Stories of Real-Life Police Shootings (and What to 

Make of Them)

Publication Date: July 12, 2021

ISBN-10: 1620064863

ISBN-13: 978-1620064863

Retail price: $19.95 (paperback), $9.95 (Kindle Unlimited)

Available in: paperback, Kindle Unlimited

Publisher: Oxford Southern

Print length: 222 pages

Language: English

Book Description

Everyone loves a good action story, and Cops Under Fire! tells twelve gripping stories about real cops, written by a retired 33-year police veteran, current police trainer, and top notch storyteller with many years’ experience analyzing police shootings. The stories it tells put the reader in the shoes of police officers who have faced sudden attacks by deadly assailants, run toward the sound of the guns, or otherwise faced death and prevailed against all odds. But this book is far more than a series of riveting stories about courageous cops. Each story is followed by an expert analysis of its important learning points, such as how and why police officers use force and otherwise do many of the things that are often misinterpreted by the public, the legal aspects of use of force in self-defense and defense of others, situational  awareness, personal safety, the realities of armed encounters, and how to prepare for the tough challenges we face in life. You will come away with vital information on these and many other important subjects while reading action-packed stories from the brutal streets of America.