Police killings
2013-2020

Lester Randolph Brown

Male, White

Date of the incident: 3/9/2015

Penrose, Transylvania, NC
Talley Road

Police and agents from multiple law enforcement agencies were serving a warrant on Brown for allegedly operating an illegal still. Brown ran upstairs as officers arrived and grabbed a rifle, refusing to put it down. Officers from all agencies opened fire and killed Brown.