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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
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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 involuntary manslaughter. Bessner tried to chip away at his conviction this week before the Michigan Court of...