Major Thomas E. Brigham, a 31-year-old psychiatrist at Fairchild Air Force Base, was one of the victims in a June 20, 1994, mass shooting that began at the base hospital. A former airman, 20-year-old Dean A. Mellberg, arrived at the facility just outside the main security fence carrying a large duffel bag that contained a Chinese-made MAK-90 semi-automatic rifle. Mellberg had been recommended for discharge by Brigham and Captain Alan W. London; his discharge had been finalized weeks earlier and he was reported to have had emotional problems and warning signs of potential violence.

Mellberg entered the hospital annex, went to the office shared by Brigham and London and shot both men, then moved through the hospital firing at patients and staff. The attack killed four people and wounded more than 20 others before Senior Airman Andrew P. Brown, a security police officer on bike patrol, confronted and fatally shot Mellberg in the parking lot. The Spokane County District Attorney later ruled Brown’s use of force lawful and necessary.

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