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Renardo Brownlee

United States · Aged 18 · Died 04/16/2011
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Deadly force

A plainclothes officer shot Renardo Brownlee in the head after he reportedly pulled a gun. According to police, plainclothes officers on foot patrol came across a group of five men allegedly robbing two people at the corner of 15th and Chestnut at around 1 a.m. The men ran to a other when they saw police and attempted to flee. The officers stopped the car, and the men were getting out when one of them, Brownlee, allegedly drew a gun. Brownlee was then shot by one of the officers.

Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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