DETROIT (WWJ) - A man who allegedly killed six people while he was working as a police informant has died while in custody.
Kenyel Brown, 40, died at the hospital Friday night, after shooting himself in the head during a police pursuit on Monday. Officials say he was pronounced dead around 8 p.m.
A manhunt for Brown began over the weekend, and it ended Monday shortly after a tip came in from an adult bookstore employee who saw him near the border of Detroit and Oak Park. After a short foot chase, Brown turned a gun on himself. He was placed in custody and taken to the hospital in critical condition. He never recovered.
Charges against Brown were filed Tuesday in connection with a triple shooting in River Rouge on Feb. 2 that left two people dead and another critically injured. Authorities say that incident happened in the 500 block of Beechwood.
In addition to the triple shooting case, multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals, had been looking at Brown for at least four other murders, including two in Detroit, one in Highland Park and another in River Rouge.
Detroit Police say Brown was an informant at the time he allegedly killed six people.
Brown's family is said to be in the process of donating his organs.