Police killings
2013-2020

Steven Brooks

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 4/12/2018

Washington, Washington, PA
I-70 and Murtland Avenue

Troopers tried to stop Steven Brooks for erratic driving in South Strabane. The St. Petersburg, Florida, man drove off the wrong way down Interstate 70 before crashing into a bridge support column. Brooks then fled on foot and scaled a fence before pulling out a gun. Police said he refused orders to drop the weapon and was shot and killed. He was wanted for allegedly fatally shooting a Florida trombone player as she left orchestra practice.