Charles Brown, 39, was shot and killed in a police-involved shooting on July 11, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. Investigators say Brown had just carried out an armed robbery at a hotel in nearby Harvey, Illinois, where he brandished a small silver handgun and robbed occupants of two adjoining rooms. Police confronted him in the parking lot after the robbery; authorities report Brown tried to flee in his vehicle and drove toward officers. Officers fired and struck Brown multiple times; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force completed an investigation that included witness interviews, surveillance review, medical records and forensic exams. The Cook County Medical Examiner reported gunshot wounds to the right side of Brown’s head and right shoulder and blunt force injuries. The handgun found on Brown was unloaded, had its serial number removed, and had been reported stolen. The Cook County State’s Attorney decided not to bring criminal charges, concluding the officers acted in self-defense.

Brown was awaiting trial on a 2019 attempted first-degree murder charge from an alleged stabbing in the Fernwood neighborhood at the time of his death. Does anyone have information about the Harvey hotel incident or the parking lot encounter that could clarify what happened?