Paterson Brown Jr, 18, was fatally shot during a physical altercation after driving unidentified officer’s vehicle through car wash in Richmond last weekend

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Police said a man killed by an off-duty officer at a Richmond, Virginia, car wash last weekend was unarmed.

The Chesterfield County police department said on Monday that Paterson Brown Jr was shot on Saturday at a gas station by an officer who was having his car washed there. The 18-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he died. The officer was not immediately identified.

Officials said Brown got into the officer’s vehicle and drove it out of the washing stall. They said the officer approached Brown and told him to exit his vehicle.

Surveillance video showed the officer physically struggling with Brown. A witness told police Brown moved suddenly, as if reaching for a weapon, which was when the officer fired.

Chesterfield police lieutenant Richard McCullough told the Richmond Times-Dispatch there was no evidence Brown had a weapon.

