Lavall Hall, 25
Miami Gardens, Florida
February 15, 2015
Agencies: Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE | Miami Gardens Police Department Florida
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
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Overview 
A 25-year-old mentally ill man is dead after getting into an altercation with police officers early Sunday morning. Miami Gardens police said officers were called to a home regarding a violent, mentally disturbed man. When officers arrived, the man -- identified as Lavall Hall -- would not comply with their instructions and engaged in a physical altercation with some sort of object, police said. Witnesses described the object as a broom. As a result, Hall was shot and died at the scene, police said. "All I want is justice," Hall's mother, Catherine Daniels Brown, told Local 10 News. She said she called police after feeling threatened by Hall. "If I (knew) they (were) going to kill my child, I would have never, ever called them," she said.
Legal Action
On February 4, 2016, it was announced that no charges would be filed against the officer who killed Lavall Hall.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-gardens/article58513108.html added February 06, 2016 18:51
- http://www.local10.com/news/man-killed-in-altercation-with-miami-gardens-police/31285620 added May 24, 2015 01:11
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3031742/Family-mentally-ill-man-shot-dead-police-release-new-video.html added May 24, 2015 01:11