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Brandon L. Griffin
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : White
Date : 05/09/2023
Location : EB I-64 post 72
City : Mt. Vernon
County : Jefferson
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while stranded
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday, an Illinois State Police trooper stopped on the right shoulder on I-64 to assist a stranded motorist and a passenger. A second officer arrived for routine assistance shortly after. For unknown reasons, Brandon Griffin, who was in the vehicle got into a shootout with one of the troopers.He was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/mt-vernon-il-shooting-news-mount-illinois/13227761/
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/man-shot-and-killed-trooper-injured-in-early-morning-shooting/
