Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Taylor Marie Brown

Age : 24

Gender : Female

Race : White

Date : 08/18/2022

Location : White Horse Road, Greenville County

City : Greenville

County : Greenville

State : South Carolina

Agency : Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 18, 2022, deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop around 2:30 p.m. on White Horse Road in Greenville County. The driver, later identified by the coroner as 24-year-old Taylor Marie Brown, was found inside her vehicle. During the encounter, officers heard a single gunshot from inside the car. A large law enforcement presence, including SWAT and the South Carolina Highway Patrol, responded. A standoff unfolded in the McDonald’s parking lot where the car had stopped. After officers attempted to contact her, Brown was discovered in the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office confirmed that she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities responded to the scene and processed the incident through standard investigative procedures.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/18/standoff-underway-with-driver-greenville-county-highway/
https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2022/08/18/coroner-releases-new-details-after-driver-shoots-self-during-traffic-stop/