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The Michigan State Police reported thirteen incidents to the FBI’s National Use of Force Program’s 2023 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 |
| 1/5/2023 | 4 (3 MSP) |
3 W/M | 1 I/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Lansing Post | Troopers responded to a shots fired call at a residence. The suspect pointed a firearm at responding officers. Troopers and local officers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 1/12/2023 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 B/F | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Discharge | MSP Brighton Post | Troopers responded to a retail fraud complaint at a shopping mall. Multiple suspects fled. One suspect assaulted responding troopers with a vehicle. Troopers discharged their firearms; however, did not strike the suspect. |
| 1/24/2023 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Metro South Post | Troopers responded to a shots fired call at a residence. The suspect fired upon troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 2/3/2023 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Houghton Lake Post | A trooper responded to a traffic crash. The suspect was found to be intoxicated. The suspect then pointed a firearm at the trooper. The trooper discharged his firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 3/10/2023 | 6 | 6 W/M | 1 B/M | Warrant | Injury | MSP Emergency Support Team | Troopers attempted to effect an arrest for a wanted suspect. The suspect fired upon responding troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing serious injury to the suspect. |
| 5/6/2023 | 1 | W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity |
Death |
MSP Monroe Post | Troopers responded to a domestic assault complaint at a residence. The suspect pointed a firearm at responding troopers. A trooper discharged his firearm causing the death of the suspect. |
| 7/17/2023 | 8 | 8 W/M | 1 B/M | Traffic Stop | Death | MSP 3rd District Fugitive Team & MSP Emergency Support Team |
Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a wanted homicide suspect. The suspect pointed a firearm at a passenger in the vehicle. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 7/19/2023 | 1 | W/M | 1 B/M | Traffic Stop | Death | MSP Niles Post | A trooper conducted a traffic stop; the suspect assaulted the trooper then fled. During the pursuit, the suspect presented a firearm (later found to be a BB gun) at pursuing troopers and local officers. A trooper used force causing the death of the suspect. |
| 8/8/2023 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 W/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Emergency Support Team |
Troopers responded to a domestic assault complaint, and the suspect barricaded himself inside his residence. The suspect fired upon responding troopers and local officers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 8/12/2023 | 3 | 3 W/M | 1 B/M | Criminal Suspicious Activity | Death | MSP Tri City Post & MSP 3rd District Fugitive Team |
Troopers responded to a shots fired call at a residence. The suspect fired upon local officers and responding troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
| 9/7/2023 | 1 | W/M | 1 U/M | Warrant | Injury | MSP Emergency Support Team |
A suspect wanted for questioning in an arson/shooting complaint fired upon troopers during a search warrant. A trooper discharged his firearm causing serious injury to the suspect. |
| 9/21/2023 | 2 | 2 W/M | 1 W/M | Warrant | Injury | 8th District Hometown Security Team |
Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a known subject with felony warrants. The suspect pointed a firearm at troopers. Troopers discharged their firearms causing serious injury to the suspect. |
| 12/13/2023 |
2 |
W/M | 1 B/M | Warrant | Death | 3rd District Fugitive Team |
Troopers attempted to effect an arrest for a wanted suspect who fled, and then shot a trooper. A trooper and a federal agent discharged their firearms causing the death of the suspect. |
*W - White, B - Black or African American, H - Hispanic, I - American Indian/Alaska Native, U - Unknown, M - Male, F - Female
