On April 27, 2015, 20-year-old Terrence Kellom, a Black man, was shot and killed at his father’s home on Detroit’s northwest side when a multi-agency task force, including an ICE agent, went there to serve an arrest warrant for armed robbery and weapons charges. Authorities say officers found Kellom in an attic crawl space, that he was armed with a hammer, and that after dropping through the floor he lunged at ICE agent Mitchell Quinn, who fired multiple times. An autopsy confirmed four gunshot wounds and a hammer was listed as recovered.

Kellom’s father, Kevin Kellom, disputed that account, saying his son was unarmed with clenched fists and was shot after reaching for his father; the family’s attorney later said at least one wound was in the back. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office investigated and in August 2015 announced no criminal charges would be filed, concluding the agent’s actions were justified as self-defense. The family filed a $50 million wrongful-death civil suit; during litigation a forensic report and a recanted officer statement were claimed by the family.

In November 2019, a federal jury in the civil trial found that the agent had not violated Kellom’s constitutional rights.