Jerry Dwight Brown
Name: Jerry Dwight Brown
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/01/2014
Location: 4128 Gall Blvd.
Zephyrhills, Florida, 33542
County: Pasco
Agency: Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Brown was a suspected prescription-drug dealer. During an undercover drug deal, the detective bought a "large" amount of pills from Brown outside the tire shop. When the deal was completed, detectives waiting "in gear" moved in to arrest him. Brown was reportedly shot because he would not show his hands. The Pasco Sheriff's office justified the shooting as "any failure to comply indicates a threat." Family and friends organized protests of the shooting.
Unique ID: 14733
News article: Link
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