Maryland resident at whose vehicle Homeland Security Investigations agent Benedict Bebber fired during a traffic stop in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2025.
Also known as Phillip Brown
What we have documented
We have documented 1 statement by Phillip M. Brown, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Person fired upon by federal immigration agents
Condemned
Statement summary
Brown criticized the agents’ use of weapons and questioned why they faced no repercussions.
“If I would’ve died, how many angles would they have tried to spin on me, to say I was the bad guy? How are they able to draw weapons on U.S. citizens and not have no type of repercussions?”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Homeland Security Claims About Shootings by Federal Agents Unravel in CourtSection on the shooting of Phillip M. Brown and the October 21 preliminary hearing
Why we used this label
His questions reject the shooting as unjustified and condemn the lack of accountability.
HSI agent Benedict Bebber fired into Phillip Brown's vehicle during a D.C. traffic stop. DHS says Brown drove at officers; Brown's lawyers dispute that account. Released video captures the gunfire but not the trigger pull.
