DETROIT, MI — Amidst ongoing national police-citizen tension, most recently with riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Detroit Police Chief James Craig didn’t hesitate to take a proactive stance.
After an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent killed Terrance Kellom, a 20-year-old probation absconder and wanted felon, inside his father’s Detroit home Monday, Craig went immediately to the scene.
He told Kevin Kellom, Terrance Kellom’s father, a thorough and timely investigation would be conducted and a town hall meeting planned in the coming 48 hours.
Craig followed through with his commitment to meet with the public Wednesday.
Heads of the federal agencies involved in the Kellom shooting — Inspector General Giovanni Tiano, who is investigating the incident for the federal government; U.S. Marshal Robert Grubbs, who oversees the fugitive task force that attempted to arrest Kellom; and ICE Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Adducci, representing the shooter’s employer — joined Craig at Grace Community Church in Detroit, a baseball throw from where Kellom died.