Death by Cop- 2024
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Samuel Sterling
Case # :1124
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : Black
Date : 04/17/2024
Location : Not Disclosed
City : Kentwood
County : Kent
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) :Det. Sgt. Brian Keely
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Pedestrian running from police killed by unmarked cruiser
Open records summary :
Samuel Sterling was running from police on foot for unknown reasons when a special police unit ran him into the wall of a burger King, crushing him to death. Sgt. Keely was charged with second degree manslaughter on 05/28/2024.
