Unarmed Man Shot Several Times By Police Discharged From Hospital

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA — An unarmed 32-year-old man shot multiple times by a Spotsylvania Sheriff's deputy while he was on the phone with a 911 police dispatcher was discharged from the Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg on Tuesday and will continue his rehabilitation from home.

Doctors informed the family that there were eight total bullets found in Isiah Brown’s body along with two exit wounds. Two of the bullets were previously successfully removed, David Haynes of the Cochran Firm – DC, who is Brown's attorney, said in a statement Wednesday.

Aside from a poor quality bodycam video and the recording of Brown’s conversation with the police dispatcher, no additional materials have been released by the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office or the special prosecutor in response to the detailed FOIA requests submitted by Haynes, the attorney said.

“Follow-up requests in response to those denial letters are being submitted by counsel for Mr. Brown at this time,” Haynes said.

At the request of Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris, the Virginia State Police began an investigation into the shooting of Brown, who is Black. Fredericksburg Commonwealth's Attorney LaBravia Jenkins has been appointed as special prosecutor and will decide what, if any, action will be taken against the unnamed deputy, who is white.

Based on the bodycam video, the deputy appeared to mistake a cordless house phone that Brown was holding to speak to the 911 police dispatcher and then shot him multiple times. No explanation has been given why the deputy shot Brown more than eight times.

Brown's family has started a GoFundMe to help offset significant medical costs. Visit www.gofundme.com to donate to the fundraising campaign.

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