Man Commits Suicide During Standoff with Jackson Police Officers

Press Release from Jackson Police Department:

On Dec. 11 around 7:30 a.m., the Jackson Police Department responded to a domestic
disturbance at 140-A Lincoln Circle. During the call, a woman told Officers that her
boyfriend, Aerion Brown, assaulted her and another woman with a gun, and took the
girlfriend’s cell phone. Brown left the scene before Officers arrived.

An Officer issued a BOLO for Brown, and the case was referred to investigators. A
Domestic Violence Investigator conducted a follow-up investigation, which resulted
in Jackson City Court issuing arrest warrants for Brown for Two Counts of Especially
Aggravated Kidnapping, Two Counts of Aggravated Assault and Theft of Property. The
girlfriend also received an Order of Protection through Madison County General
Sessions Court.

At approximately 11:26 p.m., police received a 911 call that the police were needed
at 140-A Lincoln Circle. As Officers arrived they observed that a front window had
been broken. Officers were met by a man who came to the door and said, “He’s got a
gun. He’s ‘gonna’ shoot himself.” Officers observed the suspect through a window and
began calling for him to come out. The suspect, identified as Aerion Brown, was not
compliant.

For safety concerns, Officers evacuated the other people who were inside the
apartment. Officers then tried to negotiate with Brown for him to surrender, but he
refused. An Officer attempted to use less than lethal force by deploying his Taser. The
deployment was unsuccessful, and Brown retreated to an area not in the Officers’
view.

As Officers ran up the stairs, they heard a single gunshot. They observed Brown
on the floor with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. They immediately called
for an ambulance. When the ambulance arrived, he was unresponsive. An Assistant
Medical Examiner came to the scene and pronounced him dead.

The events in this release are corroborated by Officers’ body worn cameras.
Investigators further determined the gun used in Brown’s death was reported stolen
in a residential burglary in Hardeman County.