Police claim man was reaching for a loaded handgun when officers opened fire. "I would like to know why the police, law enforcement, has the right to kill instead of disabling," the victim's mother Tanya Dickerson said. "It has to stop, this is enough already."
Victim's Name: Brandon Tate Brown
Agency Responsible: Philadelphia Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: Black
Date of Death: December 15, 2014
County: Philadelphia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Geography: Urban