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The Michigan State Police reported ten incidents to the FBI’s National Use of Force Program’s 2024 data collection. Use of Force incidents
are reported when:
The definition of serious bodily injury is based, in part, upon Title 18, United States Code, Section 2246 (4). The term “serious bodily injury”
means “bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.”
| Date | Total # Officers | Officer(s) Race/Sex* |
Subject(s) Race/Sex* |
Officer(s) Responding to | Event Type | Post/Team | Summary |
| 1/28/2024 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Houghton Lake Post & Emergency Support Team |
Troopers responded to a shots fired call, and the suspect fled on foot. The suspect fired in the presence of pursuing local officers and was located in possession of a firearm. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 3/19/2024 | 1 | 1 W/M | 1 W/M | Warrant | Death | MSP Emergency Support Team | Troopers attempted to effect an arrest for a wanted suspect, who barricaded himself inside his residence. The suspect presented a firearm to responding troopers and local officers. A trooper discharged his firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 3/27/2024 | 1 | 1 W/M | 1 B/M | Other | Injury | MSP Fifth District Headquarters | A trooper conducted a traffic stop on a known subject with felony warrants. The suspect fled and assaulted a responding local officer with a vehicle. The trooper discharged his firearm causing serious injury to the suspect. |
| 5/14/2024 | 2 | 2 W/M | 2 B/M | Traffic Stop | Injury; Discharge | MSP Flint Post | Troopers conducted a traffic stop. Two armed suspects fled on foot. One suspect fired upon troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing serious injury to the suspect; however, did not strike the second suspect. |
| 5/25/2024 | 1 | 1 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Emergency Support Team | Troopers responded to a domestic assault complaint. The suspect threatened to kill responding troopers and motioned to detonate an apparent explosive device. A trooper discharged his firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 5/26/2024 | 1 | 1 W/M | 1 B/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity |
Discharge |
MSP Tri-City Post | A trooper responded to a shots fired/kidnapping call. The suspect fled, then struck the trooper's patrol vehicle. The suspect fired at a passenger in the vehicle. A trooper discharged his firearm; however, did not strike the suspect. |
| 6/27/2024 | 6 | 6 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death |
MSP Emergency Support Team |
Troopers pursued a suspect who shot a local police officer during a traffic stop and then fled on foot. The suspect fired upon responding troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 7/11/2024 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 W/M | Warrant | Discharge | MSP Fifth District Fugitive Team | Troopers attempted to effect an arrest for a wanted suspect. The suspect pointed firearms at himself and at responding troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms; however, did not strike the suspect. |
| 9/11/2024 | 3 | 3 W/M | 1 B/M | Warrant | Discharge | MSP Emergency Support Team |
During a search warrant, a subject pointed a firearm at responding troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms; however, did not strike the subject. |
| 11/02/2024 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 B/M | Routine Patrol Other Than Traffic Stop | Death | MSP Flint Post | Troopers attempted to contact a subject they believed acted suspiciously and possessed a concealed firearm. The subject fled on foot and displayed a firearm. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the subject. |
*W - White, B - Black or African American, H - Hispanic, I - American Indian/Alaska Native, U - Unknown, M - Male, F - Female
