Overview
- The Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division said Brown died Friday as its inquiry into the Feb. 16 encounter in Woodlawn proceeds.
- A police report says an officer found Brown asleep behind the wheel, alleges Brown struck the officer’s arm twice, and describes the officer punching Brown twice before Brown fell and hit his head; officers provided aid and he was taken to Sinai Hospital.
- The officer has been placed on administrative leave per department policy, and the Baltimore Sun identified him as Officer Derek Hadel as the IID requested tips and any video from the public.
- Body-worn camera video has not been released, and the IID says it typically posts footage within 20 business days to protect evidence while offering to meet with the family about the process.
- Family members and supporters have held protests, contend they were notified roughly 12 hours after the injury, and dispute early explanations such as a slip on ice; pills recovered from the vehicle were deemed not a controlled substance.