Tommye Ruth Freeman
Name: Tommye Ruth Freeman
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/03/2008
Location: 7600 block South State Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60619
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Tommye Ruth Freeman was killed when a SUV fleeing police struck her car. Byron Brown, the SUV's driver, was apparently being pursued in connection with a nonviolent residential burglary. Brown was convicted of murder in Freeman's death in 2012, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. In July 2015, a jury awarded Freeman's family $2.1 million in damages.
Unique ID: 7280
News article: Link
View Larger Map
