Fatal Encounters

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Mark Sterling Brown

Name: Mark Sterling Brown
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/05/2020
Location: E Benton St & S Broadway
Aurora, Illinois, 60505
County: Kane
Agency: Kane County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police tried to pull a vehicle over after seeing it allegedly run a red light about 2 a.m., police said. The driver, Mark Brown, accelerated and didn't stop when a deputy activated a squad car's emergency lights and siren. The deputy reportedly ended the pursuit a short time later, and Brown's vehicle struck another vehicle. Brown was killed, no one else was reported injured.
Unique ID: 27290

News article: Link






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