Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Sherman Lee Butler

Gender : Male

Age : 45

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/