Friday, August 28, 2015

ICE Officer Will Not Be Charged in Death of Terrance Kellom, Killed During Detroit Arrest

By Kate Abbey-Lambertz, The Huffington Post
August 19, 2015

DETROIT -- An officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man four times at his home will not be charged, Wayne County’s prosecutor said Wednesday.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced during a morning press conference that U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent Mitchell Quinn's shooting of Terrance Kellom was justified.

A fugitive apprehension task force made up of Quinn and six other officers from local and federal agencies came to serve two arrest warrants for Kellom, a suspect in the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man, on the afternoon of April 27.

Officers and Kellom’s father, Kevin Kellom, offer conflicting accounts of what happened during the attempted arrest. Quinn said Terrance Kellom advanced on him, holding a hammer, despite orders to stop, and he shot in self-defense while moving backwards. Kevin Kellom has said Terrance was unarmed and not resisting when he was shot multiple times.[...]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitchell-quinn-terrance-kellom_55d414aee4b0ab468d9ef88f?utm_hp_ref=detroit&ir=Detroit&section=detroit&kvcommref=mostpopular

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