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Romanucci & Blandin LLC, the Chicago-based law firm representing Oscar Herrera s relatives, said Monday its lawyers have contacted Michigan State Police, which is investigating the shooting, but were not successful in having investigators release the video. There is no reason to not release any and all video footage immediately, said Ian Fallon, an attorney with the firm, in a statement Monday. Body worn camera footage exists to both document police misconduct and honestly depict what happened. If the officer here believes he acted appropriately, there s no reason to not show the family the video. The family and the public have questions, the answers lie in the body worn camera footage.
Hillsdale Daily News
The family of Oscar Herrera, who was shot and killed by a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy on April 28, is calling for the public release of body camera footage in the incident.
Initial police reports indicate a deputy was called to Herrera’s Reading Township home the evening of April 28 for a dog-at-large complaint. The dog allegedly attacked the deputy and bit him upon his arrival and the deputy then shot and killed the dog.
Herrera was upset about the death of his dog and police say Herrera then confronted the deputy with a knife and was shot and killed at the scene.
‘Release the body camera footage,’ says family of man killed by Hillsdale deputy
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Oscar Herrera, 32, was shot and killed by a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy, April 28, 2021, after he allegedly confronted the deputy armed with a knife, upset the deputy killed his dog.
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HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI – The family of a Hillsdale County man shot and killed by police after his dog allegedly attacked the deputy wants video of the fatal encounter released to the public.
Oscar Herrera, 32, was shot and killed by a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy, April 28, after he allegedly confronted the deputy armed with a knife, upset the deputy killed his dog, according to the Michigan State Police.
Michigan State Police are investigating an incident this week involving a Hillsdale County Sheriff s deputy who fatally shot a dog and its owner.
The deputy was dispatched to the 6500 block of South Edon Road in Reading at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday on a dog-at-large complaint, state police said in a statement. When the deputy made contact at the residence of the dog, the deputy was immediately attacked by the dog and bit the deputy, the release said. The deputy fired shots at the dog, which resulted in killing the dog.
The dog’s owner, identified Oscar Herrera, 32, became upset about the shooting and confronted the deputy while armed with a knife, state police said.