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Grand Rapids PD were called to a man allegedly waving a gun in front of St. Mary’s Hospital. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/grand-rapids-pd-msp-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-on-citys-se-side

https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/man-shot-and-killed-by-grpd-had-long-mental-health-history/

A man shot and injured his brother and was chased by police in Jackson County. The man reportedly fired shots, hitting cars and homes during pursuit and shot a deputy into the arm. He also threw pipe bombs during the chase. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzLCAs9xXzcb

Jackson PD shot and killed a man on November 6, 2024. Police chased Jacob Austin Hikes, and during the high-speed chase, they allege that he threw pipe bombs at them. Police shot and killed him during pursuit.

https://www.upnorthlive.com/news/local/jackson-officer-involved-shooting-state-police-crime-investigation-one-dead-officer-injured-west-michigan

https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2024/11/police-identify-man-who-injured-officer-threw-pipe-bombs-and-died-in-shootout.html

A 31 year-old man reportedly shot an injured his brother and was chased by police across two counties into Franklin Township. Police engaged in a shootout with him during which a sergeant received an injury to his arm, and a man was killed by multiple officers.

https://www.wlns.com/news/1-dead-1-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wilx.com/2024/11/06/heavy-police-presence-seen-jackson-wednesday-night/

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-shot-by-police-during-shooting-jackson/

Michigan State police chased a Mercedes at high speed until it lost control and crashed into a bystander vehicle. Two bystanders were killed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2

https://www.sturgisjournal.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/04/florence-twp-crash-results-in-2-deaths/76045773007/

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2024/11/2-killed-in-head-on-crash-with-speeding-mercedes-benz.html

Michigan State police chased a Mercedes at high speed until it lost control and crashed into a bystander vehicle. Two bystanders were killed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2

https://www.sturgisjournal.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/04/florence-twp-crash-results-in-2-deaths/76045773007/

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2024/11/2-killed-in-head-on-crash-with-speeding-mercedes-benz.html

Flint PD on patrol encountered a teenager and foot chased him for unknown reasons. Police state that he ran and was shot and killed. Police also stated that a loaded pistol “was found” at the scene.

https://www.wnem.com/2024/11/03/msp-teen-shot-killed-officer-involved-shooting-flint/

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/11/03/michigan-state-police-fatally-shoot-17-year-old-boy-in-flint/76033937007/

Police escalated a standoff against a man who had locked himself inside of a residence in the 6200 block of Rosemont. Police found him dead from suicide and police duress.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/barricaded-person-standoff-detroit-police-rosemont

Barry County deputies shot and killed a man during a domestic violence call.

https://wwmt.com/news/local/1-killed-officer-involved-shooting-barry-county-delton-domestic-situation

https://www.woodtv.com/news/barry-county/family-ids-man-killed-in-barry-county-shooting-involving-deputies/

A man in an apparent mental health crisis was seen firing shots at a truck and then sitting on someone’s porch. Police arrived and a confrontation began. The man allegedly used his gun to shoot himself. He died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/man-threatened-shoot-neighbors-detroit-before-turning-gun-self

DPS and Calhoun County deputies arrived at the residence of a man outstanding warrants. He fled into a cornfield and police sent a drone and a K9 after him. He was located deceased from suicide under police duress.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/man-dies-by-suicide-while-fleeing-deputies-say/

Detroit PD engaged in some sort of altercation with a woman at a traffic stop. The woman reportedly fled from the fight with police with police chasing her. The chase continued until the fleeing driver crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing the bystander driver and injuring several others.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/1-dead-another-injured-after-police-chase-crash-hamtramck/

Detroit PD engaged in some sort of altercation with a woman at a traffic stop. The woman reportedly fled from the fight with police with police chasing her. The chase continued until the fleeing driver crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing the bystander driver and injuring several others.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/1-dead-another-injured-after-police-chase-crash-hamtramck/

Detroit police were sent to Balduck Park for parts man firing shots. Police arrived at alleged demand pointed a weapon and fired a shot at them. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/man-shot-killed-by-detroit-police-after-firing-at-officers-near-kids-football-practice

Kalamazoo police were called about a man with a gun at Martin Luther King Park. Police arrived and found him in a vehicle. When police approached him, he allegedly produced a guy. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-officers-in-kalamazoo-mlk-park

Cedric Hayden had just gotten off work according to his family when police reportedly chased another vehicle at high speed. The speeding officer crashed into Hayden’s vehicle, killing Cedric Hayden, 35, and his friend Dujuan Pettis, 34. Police deny that they chased anyone and offered no explanation for the crash. Several days after the crash, police admitted that police were on their way to an area where a stolen car may have been spotted and had announced the intended chase to dispatch just prior to impact.

https://x.com/dougpoppa1/status/1839794489663291438

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/warren-police-officers-critically-injured-deadly-crash/

https://fox59.com/news/crash-report-details-deadly-plainfield-police-chase/

Cedric Hayden had just gotten off work according to his family when police reportedly chased another vehicle at high speed. The speeding officer crashed into Hayden’s vehicle, killing Cedric Hayden, 35, and his friend Dujuan Pettis, 34. Police deny that they chased anyone and offered no explanation for the crash. Several days after the crash, police admitted that police were on their way to an area where a stolen car may have been spotted and had announced the intended chase to dispatch just prior to impact.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/warren-police-officers-critically-injured-deadly-crash/

Dashcam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsjpwEeMA7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZKpgDVX54

An unnamed Holland Public Safety Officer responded to a report of shots being fired and came upon 26-year-old Alfredo Mojica Majin and his brother, 21-year-old Bryan Mojica, and chased them by car. The vehicle crashed and both died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jYbTQv924

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspects-killed-in-pursuit-ending-crash-were-brothers

An unnamed Holland Public Safety Officer responded to a report of shots being fired and came upon 26-year-old Alfredo Mojica Majin and his brother, 21-year-old Bryan Mojica, and chased them by car. The vehicle crashed and both died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jYbTQv924

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspects-killed-in-pursuit-ending-crash-were-brothers

Chelsea Heugel was in police custody and inside of the 36th district court in Detroit when she was left unsupervised and was found hanging from a cord after dying from suicide.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/they-werent-watching-her-woman-dies-by-suicide-at-detroit-court-while-awaiting-arraignment

A motorist traveling behind the motor carrier officer escorting a semi truck suddenly stopped, causing a white Ford explored crash into the back of it. The driver of the white truck died. Officer Kerstetter died in the hospital on 09/15/2024 from injuries sustained in the crash.

https://www.aol.com/news/driver-dies-rear-ending-msp-204819199.html

Wayne County deputies chased Bradley Gill on his motorcycle for alleged speeding and failure to display a license plate. Police escalated a high-speed chase until he crashed and died.

https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-teen-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-during-wayne-county-chase/21617927/

Novi Police were sent on a domestic disturbance call, found that a 26-year-old man had fired a rifle and retreated inside when place arrived. Police activated the Southwest Oakland County special response team that arrived and forcibly entered the home. They found the man dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://www.candgnews.com/news/standoff-with-police-in-novi-ends-after-man-fatally-shoots-self--6416

Flint PD were called to a home invasion and found a man who fled. Police chased him until he crashed on Dort Highway and Robert Longway Boulevard. The man shot himself and died by suicide under police duress.

https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/home-invasion-suspect-commits-suicide-following-flint-police-chase/article_51ce39e4-67fa-11ef-90e2-a31a8efd13ab.html

Newaygo deputies chased Michael Lee Penland in a pickup truck at high-speed until he crashed and died.

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/deputy-follows-spin-marks-find-vehicle-fleeing-through-gravel-roads-pursuit-ends-crash-death-suspect/69-207e0ed1-e469-4feb-aa9b-44c01327c496

Sherman Lee Butler, 45, was shot and killed July 12 by a bailiff, who is an independent contractor with Detroit's 36th District Court, when Butler failed to vacate his Palmer Park apartment said the attorney for the Manderson Road apartment complex. The bailiff had gone to the residence on Manderson Road for an eviction. Police claim that Sherman Lee Butler was found in his bed holding a weapon. He was tased and charged by police and was finally shot and killed by a bailiff.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1187323412543645

https://detroitmi.gov/news/investigation-shooting-sherman-lee-butler

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/09/03/detroit-police-wont-release-video-in-bailiffs-killing-of-man-being-evicted/75050377007/

Police were called to Howden Street where a man threatened someone with a knife. Police shot and killed the man.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/muskegon-county/man-dies-after-muskegon-police-open-fire/

A Troy PD cruiser spotted a bicycle and demanded to speak with the man. The bicyclist kept driving and the officer soon chased the bike with his cruiser, activating his lights and sirens while closely following until the man made a shortcut through a backyard and fell into the Hudson River and drowned while being chased for undisclosed reasons.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/man-drowns-after-bicycle-pursuit-with-troy-police-officers

https://www.wilx.com/2024/07/08/2-dead-after-crash-involving-motorcycle-van-livingston-county/

Michael Penland was driving an ATV and apparently joyriding and “tearing up the intersection” in circles. Newaygo County deputy Getting took up chase. Michael Penland sped away from police and crashed and died.

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/deputy-follows-spin-marks-find-vehicle-fleeing-through-gravel-roads-pursuit-ends-crash-death-suspect/69-207e0ed1-e469-4feb-aa9b-44c01327c496

Warren PD spotted three Dodge Chargers speeding in Warren and escalated a chase after two of the vehicles that ended when a Dodge Charger collided with a Jeep Cherokee driven by a bystander. The 42-year-old female passenger in the Jeep was a single mother on her way home. She was killed.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/1-dead-after-warren-police-pursuit-ends-crash-madison-heights

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Eric Michael Fiddler was stopped at a traffic stop. Some sort of altercation and sued and he shot and killed deputy William Butler. He fled and was found in a field near Colbert Road and Osseo Road. He fired shots and police and was shot and killed.
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FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2

https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-responds-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-hillsdale-county/

https://wtvbam.com/2024/06/27/667361/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/06/27/hillsdale-deputy-shot/74239462007/

https://wtvbam.com/2024/06/28/667691/

John Zook called 911 and reported that he was schizophrenic, had run out of meds and slid into a mental health crisis. He was lucid enough to tell dispatch that he had cut himself and was bleeding and asked for help. Wayne PD arrived and fired tasers at him twice. They allege he still held the knife and shot and killed him. His 4-year-old child was present in the apartment when police shot and killed him.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/man-shot-killed-by-officer-during-reported-mental-health-crisis-in-wayne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECdiC-jnD0Y

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/msp-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-wayne?utm_campaign=www.audacy.com%252Fwwjnewsradio&utm_content=1718743473&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=WWJ-AM

Michael William Nash allegedly opened fire on unsuspecting people at a splash pad. Police tracked him to a Shelby Township home where he committed suicide under police duress.

https://tulsaworld.com/ap/national/suspect-in-shooting-of-8-at-a-michigan-splash-pad-has-died-by-suicide-police/article_2d5e7535-0aa3-5281-abb0-a62d4c36c881.html

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/multiple-people-shot-rochester-hills-splashpad

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/rochester-hills-splashpad-shooting-new-info-dead-suspect-how-deputies-tracked-him

DPS in Albion traffic-stopped a vehicle that drove away. Police escalated a chase until the vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and killed the driver and passenger.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/police-2-killed-in-albion-crash/

https://wwmt.com/news/local/albion-car-crash-tree-city-limits-driver-passenger-killed-high-speed-superior-walnut-street-investigation-public-safety-sheriff-calhoun-county-west-michigan

DPS in Albion traffic-stopped a vehicle that drove away. Police escalated a chase until the vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and killed the driver and passenger.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/police-2-killed-in-albion-crash/

https://wwmt.com/news/local/albion-car-crash-tree-city-limits-driver-passenger-killed-high-speed-superior-walnut-street-investigation-public-safety-sheriff-calhoun-county-west-michigan
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A woman who may have experienced a mental health crisis called 911 and said people were trying to set her house on fire. When police arrived, they found her with a long gun, announcing she would shoot police. SWAT arrived and bore down on her over 90 minutes. Police forcibly entered her house and shot her with a less-lethal round, killing her.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/woman-killed-by-deputy-using-less-than-lethal-round

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/woman-dies-in-standoff-berrien-county-police/69-3ba15be8-2ab6-4fc4-a7ba-ee82c74f2a49

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-woman-dies-in-police-standoff/

https://wwmt.com/news/state/shooting-shots-fired-gunfire-officer-involved-police-investigation-state-sheriffs-office-pearl-street-coloma-berrien-county-michigan

Kenneth Thompkins allegedly shot a teenage relative in the head, killing him. Police arrived and shot and killed him. Only Thompkins is listed in this space as the other homicide occurred prior to police involvement.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/three-struck-east-detroit-shooting-late-monday-afternoon

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/05/27/officials-mental-health-crisis-ends-in-shooting-on-detroits-east-side/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/05/28/uncle-with-mental-health-crisis-kills-nephew-confronts-police-in-detroit/

Kenneth Thompkins allegedly shot a teenage relative in the head, killing him. Police arrived and shot and killed him. Only Thompkins is listed in this space as the other homicide occurred prior to police involvement.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/three-struck-east-detroit-shooting-late-monday-afternoon

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/05/27/officials-mental-health-crisis-ends-in-shooting-on-detroits-east-side/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/05/28/uncle-with-mental-health-crisis-kills-nephew-confronts-police-in-detroit/

A man told police that he had a bomb and would blow them up. He carried an odd device from his house. Police called in the Bomb Squad and a host of emergency services that negotiated with the man until they shot and killed him. The “bomb” turned out to be fake. The man had been unarmed.

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/man-with-bomb-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.woodtv.com/news/oceana-county/msp-bomb-in-deadly-standoff-was-fake/

Warren PD chased a vehicle for a traffic infraction, escalated the speed to above 100 mph until the car crashed, rolled over 10-12 times, killing the driver.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/driver-fleeing-police-stop-crashes-at-high-speed-on-outer-drive-flipping-10-times