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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/15/2026

Location : West Jefferson Avenue and 11th Street

City : Ecorse

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Ecorse Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence response

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/15/2026, officers with the Ecorse Police Department responded to a reported domestic violence incident in Ecorse involving a man who police said had a knife. Police said the man ran from officers when they arrived. Officers chased him through the area near West Jefferson Avenue and 11th Street. According to police statements, the man later moved toward officers while holding a box cutter and officers opened fire, striking him in the head. Authorities transported the man to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries according to local reporting. Michigan State Police took over the investigation into the shooting.

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