Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/07/2025

Location : Comfort Inn, 2822 Holton-Whitehall Rd., Whitehall Township

City : Whitehall

County : Muskegon

State : Michigan

Agency : Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/07/2025, the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wellbeing check at the Comfort Inn in Whitehall Township concerning a 37-year-old man from Mears. Deputies located him inside the room with visible self-inflicted injuries. One deputy retrieved medical supplies while another stayed with the subject, who then charged a deputy armed with a box cutter. The deputy fired their handgun, striking the man multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.oceanacountypress.com/2025/11/07/mears-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting/