Derrick Lovell Tillett

Suicide

Derrick L. Tillett faced warrants for criminal accusations and a probation violation. Police also said he was wanted for attempting to kill someone, and he faced an assault charge. Tillett was found sitting in a parked car with friends on Fayette Street at about 11:15 p.m. According to police, he ran when they tried to arrest him. A brief foot chase ensued through a short alley, over an already-toppled wooden fence and around the building, and Tillett was shot and killed. Written accounts by police that said an officer "returned fire" do not specify whether Tillett fired a gun first or at all. Steven W. Johnson, 32, and Brian C. Davis , 26, were the officers involved in the incident.