Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Romero Brown

Name: Romero Brown
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/17/2016
Location: East 116th Street and Shaker Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio, 44104
County: Cuyahoga
Agency: Cleveland Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A lawsuit alleged that officers Adam Hymes and Shane McNea never turned on their lights or sirens or told their supervisor they were chasing a car as they reached speeds of 70 mph to catch up to a "suspicious" BMW driven by Jonathan Grier. Grier's car crashed into another car and killed Romero Brown, who was the driver of that other car.
Unique ID: 23856

News article: Link






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