Darrius Jamal Lowery-Baptiste, 23
Beloit, Wisconsin
June 11, 2013
Agencies: Beloit Police Department - Wisconsin
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Three Beloit police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of Darrius Lowery Baptiste last month.
The Rock County District Attorney’s Office ruled that Sergeant Dan Tilley and officers Brian Miller and Seth Hendricks’ use of deadly force was both legal and appropriate. Sergeant Tilley and Officer Miller boxed in Baptiste.
He was wanted on a warrant and for questioning in a recent shooting. Baptiste refused to get out of the car. While police were trying to break the windows of the car, Baptiste was able to push Tilley’s car out of the way enough to make a run at the sergeant. That’s when he was shot a number of times.
Legal Action
June 2013 Coroner says died of multiple shotgun wounds
July 2013 Officers cleared
Community and Family Efforts
July 2013 Protest
September 2015 Protestors want state to reopen investigation into shooting death
Additional Resources:
- http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/protesters-want-state-to-reopen-probe-of-shooting-death/article_3bc35a1a-5893-11e5-a0c6-63696e069045.html added May 03, 2016 13:46
- http://www.wrex.com/story/22834108/2013/07/13/family-of-beloit-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks-out added May 03, 2016 13:43
- http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/beloit-suspect-died-of-multiple-gunshot-wounds-coroner-says/article_0f9910f8-8c3f-5a8b-8fdd-d23e7eb42b12.html added May 03, 2016 13:40
- http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/suspect-shot-killed-in-downtown-beloit/article_28bdbc92-d377-11e2-992b-0019bb2963f4.html added May 03, 2016 13:38
- http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Officers-responded-to-a-report-of-shots-fired-in-Beloit-211123731.html added May 03, 2016 13:36
- http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Police-On-Scene-211113981.html added May 03, 2016 13:34
- https://usgunviolence.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/killed-darrius-lowery-baptiste-beloit-wi/ added May 03, 2016 13:32
- http://www.beloitdailynews.com/obituaries/darrius-lowery-baptiste/article_df9114ee-d766-11e2-9476-0019bb2963f4.html added May 03, 2016 13:30
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/643437659017708 added May 03, 2016 13:26