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Kamren Brown

Age : 27

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/01/2021

Location : South Avenue and E Fountain Street

City : Battle Creek

County : Calhoun

State : Michigan

Agency : Battle Creek Police Department

Officer(s) :Tylon Dilling

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/01/2021, 27-year-old Kamren Brown died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a foot chase and armed confrontation with Battle Creek Police Officer Tylon Dilling. Dilling simultaneously fired at Brown, striking him in the thigh.
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At approximately 3:55 p.m., a woman called 911 and reported that Brown was armed, banging on her door and attempting to get inside. During the call, she reported that Brown had broken a window with his gun. Brown left before police arrived.
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Dilling located Brown within minutes near South Avenue and Fountain Street. Brown ran and Dilling pursued him on foot. Brown climbed over a chain-link fence and fell to the ground on the other side.
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Dilling caught up with Brown and ordered him to show his hands. As Dilling attempted to help Brown stand, Brown reached toward his side and produced a handgun. Body-camera footage showed Dilling repeatedly ordering Brown to stop and telling him that he wanted to help him.
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Brown raised the handgun to his own head and fired. Dilling fired his service weapon at approximately the same time, striking Brown in the thigh. Dilling immediately rendered first aid, but Brown died from the gunshot wound to his head.
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The preliminary autopsy determined that Brown's fatal head wound was self-inflicted and that Dilling's bullet caused the nonfatal leg wound. Brown's weapon was identified as a Smith & Wesson semiautomatic handgun.
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Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker publicly released and reviewed Dilling's body-camera footage the following day. Michigan State Police conducted the independent investigation into Dilling's shooting.
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On 04/06/2022, Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert cleared Dilling of criminal wrongdoing. Gilbert concluded that Dilling reasonably feared for his life when Brown produced the handgun and that Dilling's use of deadly force was justified.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Tylon Dilling was publicly identified as the Battle Creek officer who fired at Brown. He was 22 at the time of the shooting. No additional pertinent prior shooting, disciplinary, criminal or civil-rights history for Dilling was verified in the records located for this update.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wwmt.com/news/local/suspect-shoots-himself-during-foot-chase-arrest-in-battle-creek
https://wbckfm.com/battle-creek-police-chief-says-suspect-killed-himself-as-officer-opened-fire/
https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/prosecutor-bcpd-officer-justified-in-shooting-man-who-shot-himself/
https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/battle-creek-police-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sal40HDJBQ