Homicide Report > Brent McKinney, 45
Brent McKinney, 45
Died Aug. 14, 2007 at 4:59 p.m.
Brent McKinney, a 45-year-old black man, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, on the connector ramp between the eastbound Interstate 10 and the northbound Interstate 5 at South Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights. The officers had faced off with the man at a homeless encampment under the freeway, where he had threatened them with a machete, CHP officials said. The man and the officers moved to the ramp, where both officers shot him.
- Neighborhood: Boyle Heights
- Age: 45
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LAPD Robbery Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Officer-involved
- Crime scene: Public place
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One reader comment about Brent McKinney
If these cops would have just left this homeless person alone he will still be alive.
March 1, 2012 at 12:45 p.m.
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