Passive-aggressive charm was his specialty. Crystal Brame accused her husband of pointing his gun at her, trying to choke her and saying he ``could snap my neck if he wanted to.. I dont know. Dispatch received reports at about 10:48 p.m. of shots fired. But Brame said he had been victimized in the relationship. We learned the bloody trail left by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo stretched all the way back to Tacoma and the murder of 21-year-old Keenya Cook. In their divorce case, Crystal Brame had accused her husband of choking her and threatening to kill her, while Chief Brame said that his wife had physically and verbally abused him, according to court records cited by The News Tribune. At work, Brame talked of his crumbling marriage to anyone who would listen, from assistant chiefs and captains to his administrative assistant. On April 26, 2003, Brame fatally shot his wife, Crystal, then himself. Chief David Brame, 44, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Detective Ed Troyer of the Pierce County sheriff's office said. The shooting took place around 3:10 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center in this town northwest of Tacoma, Troyer said. Bystanders hurried the Brame children into a video store in the mall to wait for police. Crystal Brame accused her husband of pointing his gun at her, trying to choke her and saying he "could snap my neck if he wanted to.". The wife of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame was in critical condition with a gunshot wound. GIG HARBOR Tacoma Police Chief David Brame apparently shot his estranged wife then killed himself today, a day after her allegations of abuse were publicized in media reports. The two had dated, The Washington Post reported, citing police sources. Why Bicycles are Great for Police and First Responders. Always, he claimed to be an abused man, painting Crystal as an unstable spouse bent on destroying his career. There havent been any discussions (about an investigation) or complaints from within the department.. A witness, Gary Pullin, 41, of Gig Harbor, was waiting in his car for his wife, Mary, to get off work at a business in the shopping center. Troyer said Brame was highly respected. Police Chief Injures Wife, Kills Self. But Brame said he had been victimized in the relationship. The two had been going through a divorce. "renowned law enforcement trainers taught how simple leadership at the street level can avert such failed response in future events. Kids Saw Police Chief Shoot Wife, Kill Self - ABC News David Brame denied all of his wife's allegations, and said she had a "ferocious temper" that manifested itself in physical attacks, constant verbal abuse and threats to "drag him through the mud" and ruin his police career.
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