Police responded to a call of a man attempting to break-into a house. They had reason to believe he was on drugs. The man allegedly made an aggressive stance toward police and was tasered an unknown number of times. He became unresponsive and was put in an ambulance and died at the hospital early the next morning.
Victim's Name: Darrell Lawrence Brown
Agency Responsible: Hagerstown Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: Black
Date of Death: April 17, 2015
County: Washington
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Geography: Suburban