Death by Cop 2021-2025
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Joshua I. Smith
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : Native American
Date : 07/15/2021
Location : 2100 block Whites Beach Road
City : Standish Township
County : Arenac
State : Michigan
Agency : Arenac County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police, Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 15, 2021, deputies from the Arenac County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from the Michigan State Police and the Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Police Department, responded to a domestic violence situation at a residence in the 2100 block of Whites Beach Road in Standish Township. Upon arrival, they found that one of the two men involved in the incident was already deceased. The other man, Joshua I. Smith, was inside the house and refused to come out. Officers escalated a standoff. The situation concluded around 3:30 p.m. when Smith shot and killed himself.
Fatalities:
• 1 (Joshua I. Smith)
