- Police Brutality Watch

Black Man Approached for Sitting in Car Blasted by Cops

"They murdered him," three members of the African-American community in Delray Beach said when asked about the shooting Saturday of Ralph A. Brown by Delray Police. Two officers investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at a home shot and killed Brown when he and his passenger attempted to flee. Brown, 23, died as a result of the gunshots, while his passenger, Paul E. Stevens was being treated at Delray Medical Center. According to police reports, someone called in a report of a suspicious vehicle at 715 S.E. 10 th Street. When police approached the vehicle to speak with its occupants, they attempted to flee the scene. The report states that Brown aimed his vehicle at the two officers, forcing them to fire in self defense. Eight shots punctured the windshield as the car sped toward the officers. When asked to comment on the shooting, those willing to talk said they feared police reprisals and would only do so on the condition they remain anonymous. "He was laid back and cool," one man noted. "He would have not done what they are accusing him of doing. He would have handled it the right way. That is why I know they murdered him." [more

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