Brandon Lee Shockley Sr.
Name: Brandon Lee Shockley Sr.
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/03/2021
Location: I-70
Dennison, Illinois, 62423
County: Clark
Agency: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana State Police, Vigo County Sheriff's Office, Terre Haute Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Police were chasing Brandon Shockley, who was wanted for attempted homicide and was reportedly armed. Police used stop sticks near the Indiana/Illinois state line, causing Shockley to get a flat tire, and leaving the road into a ditch. Officers from Indiana gave commands to Shockley and reportedly heard a gunshot fired from inside his car. A Vigo County deputy and a West Terre Haute police officer fired their weapons at Shockley's car. When police got to his car, they found him dead in the driver's seat with a gun. An autopsy ruled Shockley's cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
Unique ID: 30180
News article: Link
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