Coroners identify 17-year-old homicide suspect shot and killed by LMPD officer

NOW, THE SECOND SHOOTING THAT WE REVIEWED TODAY HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY, MAY THE 14TH, IN THE AREA OF SOUTH THIRD STREET AND KITTEN STREET. THIS ONE INVOLVED A TEENAGER. SHOT. PUT YOUR HANDS UP, PUT YOUR HANDS UP. DON’T RUN. THAT’S THE MOMENT, LMPD OFFICERS SPRUNG FROM THEIR CAR TO APPREHEND THE 17 YEAR OLD. THEY’D BEEN INVESTIGATING HIM FOR THE MURDER OF 18 YEAR OLD DAVID MARTINEZ. THESE FROZEN STILLS SHOW THE TEEN HOLDING A GUN. HE DID NOT GET FAR BEFORE POLICE TACKLED HIM. DROP THE GUN. NOW LISTEN. LISTEN. THE MUZZLE OF THIS GUN IS POINTED AT THIS HOUSE, OKAY? HE HAS A GUN IN HIS HAND. POLICE SAY THE TEEN REFUSED TO LET GO OF THE GUN IN THE VIDEO, YOU CAN HEAR TWO GUNSHOTS. WHAT? GO WITH THIS GUY? WE AIN’T GOING TO STOP. OH MY GOD. SHOTS FIRED. POLICE SAY THE FIRST SHOT WAS THE SUSPECT FIRING HIS GUN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED ONE SHOT AT THE SUSPECT’S HEAD. HE’S WANTED FOR A HOMICIDE. HE HAS A GUN. HE IS RELEASED. HE IS REFUSING TO PUT IT DOWN. HE EVEN FIRES A SHOT AFTER REPEATED COMMANDS. THAT WAS THE THE, UM, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY. AND PROBABLY THE SAFEST WAY TO END THAT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT A CROWDED STREET. POLICE SAY TESTS THAT THEY LATER RAN ON THE SUSPECT’S GUN SHOWED IT WAS THE SAME ONE USED TO KILL MARTINEZ. HE WAS CHARGED WITH MARTINEZ’S DEATH WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT HE DIED TWO DAYS AGO, REPORTING LIVE IN THE

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the 17-year-old homicide suspect who was shot and killed by a Louisville Metro Police Department officer.LMPD says they were investigating near S 3rd and Kenton streets on May 14 when they spotted 17-year-old Brandon Marroquin, who police said was suspected in a homicide.Marroquin was leaving a store in that area when police asked him to stop, but he continued to run away with police following.LMPD released body cam footage last week, which showed Marroquin with a gun in his hand while running away from officers.**Graphic content warning: Viewers may find video shared by police disturbing**Click here to watch body cam video: Third and Kenton street shooting body cam videoPolice eventually tackled Marroquin to the ground, commanding him to drop the gun multiple times.Two gunshots can be heard in the footage, which police said came from Marroquin first, then LMPD Det. Benjamin Derby. Police then rendered aid to Marroquin while they waited for EMS to arrive to the scene. He was taken to UofL Hospital, where he later died from the gunshot.LMPD's Public Integrity Unit is conducting an investigation into the shooting to determine whether the use of deadly force was justified.Derby has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is being conducted.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the 17-year-old homicide suspect who was shot and killed by a Louisville Metro Police Department officer.

LMPD says they were investigating near S 3rd and Kenton streets on May 14 when they spotted 17-year-old Brandon Marroquin, who police said was suspected in a homicide.

Marroquin was leaving a store in that area when police asked him to stop, but he continued to run away with police following.

LMPD released body cam footage last week, which showed Marroquin with a gun in his hand while running away from officers.

**Graphic content warning: Viewers may find video shared by police disturbing**

Click here to watch body cam video: Third and Kenton street shooting body cam video

Police eventually tackled Marroquin to the ground, commanding him to drop the gun multiple times.

Two gunshots can be heard in the footage, which police said came from Marroquin first, then LMPD Det. Benjamin Derby.

Police then rendered aid to Marroquin while they waited for EMS to arrive to the scene. He was taken to UofL Hospital, where he later died from the gunshot.

LMPD's Public Integrity Unit is conducting an investigation into the shooting to determine whether the use of deadly force was justified.

Derby has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is being conducted.

Coroners identify 17-year-old homicide suspect shot and killed by LMPD officer

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