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The Michigan State Police (MSP) reported 12 incidents to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Use of Force Program’s 2025 data collection. Use of Force incidents are reported:
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.”
| Incident Date | Total # Officers | Officer(s) Race/Sex* |
Subject(s) Race/Sex* |
Officer(s) Responding to | Event Type | Post/Team | Summary |
| 2/12/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Lapeer Post | A trooper responded to a Domestic Dispute/Suicidal Subject. The subject pointed a firearm at the troopers. The trooper discharged their firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 2/18/2025 | 3 | 3 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Serious Injury, Gunshot wound | MSP Mount Pleasant Post | A trooper responded to a call. The subject pointed a firearm at the trooper, attempted to flee, then barricaded themselves. Troopers discharged their firearms causing serious injury and a gunshot wound to the subject. |
| 3/16/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Serious Injury, Gunshot wound | MSP Metro North Post | A trooper responded to a call. The subject fled in a vehicle, disobeyed commands, and pointed a firearm at law enforcement officers. The trooper discharged their firearm causing serious injury and a gunshot wound to the subject. |
| 5/5/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 B/M | Follow-up | Death | MSP Metro Detroit Auto Recovery Team | While conducting a follow-up investigation, the subject shot at the trooper. The trooper discharged their firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 5/14/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/F, 1 W/M | Warrant Service | Serious Injury and Death | MSP Emergency Support Team | While conducting a warrant service, the male subject displayed a firearm. The trooper discharged their firearm causing serious injury to the female subject and the death of the male suspect. |
| 5/16/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 B/M | Traffic Stop | Death | MSP Metro South Post | While conducting a traffic stop, the subject initiated a physical altercation and then shot the trooper with a firearm. The trooper discharged their firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 6/27/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 B/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Emergency Support Team | A trooper responded to a bank robbery involving the subject barricading himself in the bank, holding an employee hostage, and threatening to kill the hostage if demands were not met. The trooper discharged their firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 7/10/2025 | 3 | 3 W/M | 1 B/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Serious Injury, Gunshot Wound | MSP Cadillac Post and MSP Houghton Lake Post | Troopers responded to an assault and home invasion, where the suspect fled. The suspect discharged a firearm at the troopers and fled the traffic crash scene on foot, where he displayed his weapon again. The troopers discharged their firearms resulting in a gunshot wound and serious injury to the suspect. |
| 7/31/2025 | 5 | 4 W/M, 1 I/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Serious Injury, Gunshot Wound | MSP Emergency Support Team | Troopers responded to a sexual assault and attempted kidnapping. The suspect barricaded himself inside of the residence and discharged his firearm at the troopers. The troopers discharged their firearms, resulting in a gunshot wound and serious injury to the subject. |
| 8/17/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Emergency Support Team | A trooper responded to an aggravated assault, with the subject having a mental condition and armed with a weapon. The subject attempted to flee on foot and directed his firearm at the trooper. The trooper discharged their firearm causing death of the subject. |
| 10/24/2025 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Traffic Stop | Discharge of Firearm, No Injury | MSP Paw Paw Post | A trooper responded to a traffic stop on the expressway. The subject disobeyed officer commands and directed the vehicle at officers. The trooper discharged their firearm causing no harm to the subject. |
| 12/9/2025 | 3 | 3 W/M | 1 W/M | Mental Health Assistance | Death | MSP Caro Post | Troopers responded to a mental health assistance call at a residence. The subject presented a firearm and discharged it at the responding troopers. Trooper #1 sustained a minor gunshot wound. |
*W - White, B - Black or African American, H - Hispanic, I - American Indian/Alaska Native, U - Unknown, M - Male, F - Female
