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A review of fatal police pursuits reported by MLive identified five this year and six in 2022. Acknowledging the danger, there’s a growing trend in policing: let the bad guys go.

The fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya in Michigan raises questions about why a traffic stop turned into a foot chase and vigorous tussle before the motorist was killed by a police officer while facing the ground. Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was shot in the head in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 4. The citys new police chief took the unusual step of releasing videos of the violent confrontation over objections of the prosecutor, who will ultimately decide whether the white officer should be c...

DETROIT (AP) — The fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya in Michigan raises questions about...

The shooting death of Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids police officer has been called an execution by the family. The officer has not been identified and it will be up to the Michigan State Police to investigate the man's death.

The new Grand Rapids police chief took the unusual step of releasing videos of the violent confrontation over objections of the prosecutor, who will ultimately decide whether the officer should be charged.

The 26-year-old's shooting death is the latest high-profile incident of a police officer fatally shooting a citizen. An investigation will be looking at several factors involved in the case.

DETROIT (AP) -- The fatal shooting of a Black man in Michigan raises questions about why a traffic stop turned into a foot chase and vigorous tussle

Which failure should we emulate?

The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction and sentence of a former state trooper who shot a Taser at a Detroit teenager, an act that led to his death.

Former Michigan trooper convicted in Taser-related death loses appeal Updated Apr 23, 2021; DETROIT – An appeals court confirmed the conviction and sentence of a former Michigan State Police trooper who shot a Taser at a teen who was driving by on an all-terrain vehicle, The Associated Press reports. After he was tased, 15-year-old Damon Grimes crashed into a pickup truck and died. The incident happened in Detroit during 2017, AP reports. The trooper, Mark Bessner, was convicted of involunta...