DeVante Brown

How they died

Deadly force

DeVante Brown was fatally shot by deputy marshal Phil Conrad when he allegedly exchanged shots with Conrad following a foot pursuit that began with a suspected narcotics transaction. Just before 3 p.m., Conrad responded to a call for assistance from Lafayette police, who involved in a foot pursuit with Brown. Brown was reportedly a suspect in a narcotics transaction that had just taken place. The officers chased Brown to the 100 block Shamrock Drive. When Conrad arrived, he located Brown, who allegedly produced a handgun and exchanged shots with the deputy. Brown was struck multiple times, and transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.

Why we remember them

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

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