Prosecutor To Conduct Independent Probe In Young Man's Fatal Shooting by ICE Agent In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Prosecutors will conduct a separate and independent investigation into the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Detroit man by a federal agent.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office said Wednesday that it has received paperwork from a state and Detroit Police Department task force following the April 27 death of Terrance Kellom.
Kellom — a fugitive wanted armed robbery and weapons charges — was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at a home on Detroit's northwest side.
Police said Kellom had a hammer in his hand as he threatened the officer, identified in media reports as 39-year-old Mitchell Quinn, who then opened fire.
Family members inside the home at the time, however, dispute that claim, saying Kellom was unarmed when Quinn shot him multiple times.
Kellom's death came amid a national debate over police conduct, particularly toward black men, since black 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri last August. Violence erupted in Baltimore this month over a black man who died there in police custody.
Kellom was black, as is Quinn.
According a report by the Detroit News, Quinn faced criminal charges seven years ago while working as a Detroit police officer. The charges were dismissed, but Quinn left the Detroit Police Department and joined the ICE task force a few months later, ultimately getting assigned to the Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team.
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