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Terrance Kellom. (Photo: Michigan Department of Corrections)
The 2015 shooting death of a young Detroit man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent may be re-examined following new testimony that suggests the man never threatened officers like they initially claimed.
The Free Press reports a Detroit police officer at the scene of the incident now says the man, 20-year-old Terrance Kellom, did not have a hammer and was on his knees with his hands empty when he was shot.
Kellom's parents have requested that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy — who did not prosecute the ICE agent, saying he acted in self-defense — and Attorney General Dana Nessel reopen the investigation.
On Tuesday, the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said it is open to looking at the incident, which sparked Detroit protests in 2015 and led to a federal civil rights lawsuit in 2017. The office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy also said Tuesday that it is reviewing the new information.
"He didn't have a hammer; he had no deadly weapons," Detroit attorney Nabih Ayad, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Kellom family, told the Free Press on Tuesday. "There was no basis to shoot and kill him."
ICE did not reply to the Freep's request for comment.
