Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/02/2024

Location : W. Essex Street and Pasadena Avenue

City : Flint

County : Genesee

State : Michigan

Agency : Flint Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during foot pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/30/2024

Location : 6200 block of Rosemont

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/28/2024

Location : Kingsbury Road near South M-43 Highway

City : Delton

County : Barry

State : Michigan

Agency : Barry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Wisconsin Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/16/2024

Location : 25 1/2 Mile Rd and R Dr S

City : Homer Township

County : Calhoun

State : Michigan

Agency : Albion DPS, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

MD Sujon Miah 2 of 2

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 10/10/2024

Location : Gaylord

City : Hamtramck

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

MD Nur Mia 1 of 2

Age :77

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 10/10/2024

Location : Gaylord

City : Hamtramck

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/08/2024

Location : Balduck Park near Chandler Park Drive and Canyon Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Timothy Kurt Holden

Age :60

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/08/2024

Location : Martin Luther King Park

City : Kalamazoo

County :

State : Michigan

Agency : Kalamazoo Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Cedric Hayden 1 of 2

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Schoenherr Road and Prospect Avenue

City : Warren

County : Mahoning

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Two bystanders killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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/

Dujuan Pettis 2 of 2

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Schoenherr Road and Prospect Avenue

City : Warren

County : Mahoning

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Two bystanders killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Bryan Mojica 2 of 2

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 32nd Street and South Shore Drive

City : Holland

County : Ottawa

State : Michigan

Agency : Holland Public Safety Officer

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

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

Alfredo Mojica Majin 1 of 2

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 32nd Street and South Shore Drive

City : Holland

County : Ottawa

State : Michigan

Agency : Holland Public Safety Officer

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :38

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/13/2024

Location : I-75 south of Dix Highway

City : Lincoln Park

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police Motor Car

Officer(s) : Kerstetter

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorist killed in collision with Michigan State police motor car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Bradley Gill

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/06/2024

Location : U.S. 70 near I-795 West exit

City : Wayne County

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/04/2024

Location : 23000 block of Forest Park Drive

City : Novi

County : Oakland

State : Michigan

Agency : Novi Police Department, Southwest Oakland County Special Response Team

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/31/2024

Location : Dort Highway and Robert T. Longway Boulevard

City : Flint

County : Genesee

State : Michigan

Agency : Genesee Township Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Sherman Lee Butler

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/12/2024

Location : 17600 block of Manderson Rd

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit’s 36th District Court

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by bailiff during eviction

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/10/2024

Location : 1900 block of Howden Street

City : Muskegon

County : Muskegon

State : Michigan

Agency : Muskegon Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/07/2024

Location : Old U.S. 23 near Loch Lomond Road

City : Brighton Township

County : Livingston

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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 Lee Penland

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/05/2024

Location : Monroe and Thornapple

City : Newaygo County

County : Newaygo

State : Michigan

Agency : Newaygo County Sheriff's office

Officer(s) : Jon Getting

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Katrina Shamoon Shuker Michael

Age :42

Gender :Female

Race : Middle Eastern

Date : 06/29/2024

Location : 8 Mile and Ryan

City : Warren

County : Macomb

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-katrinas-family-cover-memorial-costs?attribution_id=sl:c95f3193-d4d1-45fe-a37b-8c7dbe3a9054&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_ft&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook

Eric Michael Fiddler

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/27/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Osseo

County : Hillsdale

State : Michigan

Agency : Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/18/2024

Location : Newberry Square Apartments on Michigan Avenue near S. Wayne Road

City : Wayne

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Wayne Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/15/2024

Location : Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad

City : Rochester Hills

County : Oakland

State : Michigan

Agency : Oakland County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Dominik Ashton Warner 1 of 2

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/12/2024

Location : Superior Street near Walnut Street

City : Albion

County : Calhoun

State : Michigan

Agency : Albion DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Ethan Newman 2 of 2

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/12/2024

Location : Superior Street near Walnut Street

City : Albion

County : Calhoun

State : Michigan

Agency : Albion DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/05/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Coloma

County : Berrien

State : Michigan

Agency : Coloma Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/27/2024

Location : 11100 block of Beaconsfield Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after fatal domestic violence shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/27/2024

Location : 11100 block of Beaconsfield

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after fatal domestic violence shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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/

Jonathan Jurecki

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/26/2024

Location : Skeels Road

City : Otto Township

County : Kankakee

State : Michigan

Agency : MSP Grand Rapids, MSP Squad, and the Emergency Support Team

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after false bomb threat

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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/

Jakar Knott

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Outer Drive

City : Warren

County : Macomb

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/30/2024

Location : 9100 block of Carlin Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man was shot by his sister’s boyfriend. Detroit PD arrived and escalated a several hours standoff. The man was found indoors dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-police-at-scene-of-barricaded-gunman-suspected-of-shooting-victim-3-times

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/04/30/barricaded-gunman-found-dead-after-hour-long-standoff-in-detroit/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :16

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/24/2024

Location : Coats Grove Road

City : Woodland

County : Barry

State : Michigan

Agency : Barry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased a teenage driver for undisclosed reasons until he hit a tree and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wilx.com/2024/04/24/teen-dies-after-his-car-crashes-into-tree-during-police-pursuit-barry-county/

Shane Anderson

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/18/2024

Location : 1400 block of Longfellow Avenue

City : Jackson

County : Jackson

State : Michigan

Agency : Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shane Anderson had allegedly injured a woman in a domestic violence event. Police tracked him down nearby. When they approached him, he shot himself and died by suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wilx.com/2024/04/19/police-suspect-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-allegedly-shooting-woman-blackman-township/

Samuel Sterling

Age :25

Gender :Male

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/article/man-fleeing-police-struck-cruiser-michigan-6dd2e7b3485491fea0a91edcb5a51274

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/05/28/michigan-state-police-sergeant-charged-with-murder-in-kentwood-mans-crushing-death/73882637007/

Daniel Silver

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : 700 S Oak Street

City : Lansing

County : Shiawassee

State : Michigan

Agency : Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shiawassee deputies shot and killed a man at a traffic stop on 04/13/2024. No detail was made available.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/13/durand-shooting-driver-deputy-shiawassee-county/73316264007/

Hussein Al-Raji

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Garbor near Ryan and 11 Mile

City : Warren

County : Macomb

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Warren Police arrived after a call that a man was assaulting family members. Police saw him with a gun and shot and killed him in his home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2024/04/12/warren-police-fatally-shoot-male-domestic/73308126007/

https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/31838/warren_police_fatally_shoot_man_while_investigating_domestic_violence_case?fbclid=IwAR2vTg1XrQNsDODPU9IT0nFt8c9gg34efdstnmxJ1xij1lvepXvPY5MfkCc

Name Not Disclosed

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/08/2024

Location : Riverbend Drive

City : St. Joseph Charter Township

County : Berrien

State : Michigan

Agency : St. Joseph Charter Township Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during welfare check and pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A semi truck driver was chased during attempts at a welfare check, crashed into a patrol car, then crashed into a home, fled on foot, and was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.953mnc.com/2024/04/09/suspect-dead-after-police-pursuit-crash-officer-involved-shooting-near-benton-harbor/

https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/truck-driver-fatally-shot-in-confrontation-with-19393168.php

https://twitter.com/MspSouthwestMI/status/1777547727682912603

https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/st_joseph/truck-driver-shot-and-killed-by-police-after-crashes-in-fairplain/article_07b94c71-608d-51ed-8873-818b72964c87.html

https://www.abc57.com/news/semi-truck-crashes-into-benton-harbor-house

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/08/2024

Location : Jakway Avenue and Fairplain

City : Benton Harbor

County : Berrien

State : Michigan

Agency : Berrien County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during altercation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police pursued a trucker who rammed law-enforcement vehicle, crashed into a home on the 2300 block of Riverbend Drive and fled. The man was shot and killed by police during the foot chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/truck-driver-fatally-shot-in-confrontation-with-19393168.php

https://twitter.com/MspSouthwestMI/status/1777547727682912603

https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/st_joseph/truck-driver-shot-and-killed-by-police-after-crashes-in-fairplain/article_07b94c71-608d-51ed-8873-818b72964c87.html

https://www.abc57.com/news/semi-truck-crashes-into-benton-harbor-house