Reisterstown resident Samuel Brown, also known as “Big Sam,” died 10 days after a police use of force encounter in Woodlawn left him critically injured and on life support. Family members and friends of the 56-year-old are “calling for justice,” troubled that video footage from the incident has not been released.
Brown, a married father of six, died on Feb. 27 and was laid to rest in Baltimore on March 3, after an Islamic funeral service celebrated his life. His loved ones are vowing to continue their fight for answers about how a wellness check ended with his unexpected death.
The incident, which involved a Baltimore County police officer, was acknowledged in a press release from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on Feb. 17. The AG’s office announced Brown’s death in a March 2 statement. Neither the officer nor the victim’s names were mentioned…