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Mackenzie DeBarr

Gender : Male

Age : 28

Race : White

Date : 06/10/2023

Location : River Ave+Baldwin St

City : Grandville

County : Ottawa

State : Michigan

Agency : Ottawa County SO

Officer(s) :Jonathan Collingwood

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis while firing shots

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police received a call that Mackenzie DeBarr was having mental health problems and was threatening to harm himself and was firing shots in the woods. Police shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the County Attorney.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/07/prosecutor-reviewing-investigation-into-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shooting-armed-man.html

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/officer-who-shot-suspected-kidnapper-idd-had-prior-fatal-shooting-2799513/