Paterson Brown Jr.

How they died

Deadly force

An off-duty police officer shot Brown dead after he got into the officer's car at a gas station and began driving it while the officer was waiting for it to be washed. A witness told reporters that the officer identified himself as a police officer and ordered Brown to get out of the car. The officer then opened fire when Brown made a sudden movement, according to the witness.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Paterson Brown Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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