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Brian Ernest Fenimore Brown was a 27-year-old Los Angeles Police Department officer killed in the line of duty on November 29, 1998, in Culver City, California. He had served with the LAPD for four years. On the night he died, Brown and his partner, Francisco Dominguez, witnessed a drive-by shooting and pursued the suspects. Their squad car was ambushed with assault-weapon fire; Brown was struck in the head before he could exit the vehicle or draw his weapon and died after being taken to the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.

Police identified the attackers as gang members. One gunman, Oscar Zatarain, 23, was shot and killed by Officer Dominguez and two other officers at a nearby shopping mall. A second suspect commandeered a taxi, led officers on a high-speed chase to Los Angeles International Airport, and was arrested after a shootout; that suspect survived and faced multiple charges, including the murder of Officer Brown. Brown was a military veteran who had survived sniper fire in Somalia and left behind a seven-year-old son, Dylan. Over 3,000 law enforcement officers attended his memorial service.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Brown, the pursuit, or the aftermath that could add detail to the timeline or the identities involved?