Fatal Encounters

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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/06/2000
Location: 16000 block Stephens Rd.
Eastpointe, Michigan, 48021
County: Macomb
Agency: Eastpointe Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: An Eastpointe police officer shot a 36-year-old man to death after he fired an assault rifle at police three separate times outside his home. Police said they responded around 7 p.m. after a man reported that his brother was firing a rifle inside the house. Two officers with flashlights found the man in the unlit backyard, where he allegedly fired at them three times. One of the officers eventually returned fire, killing the unidentified 36-year-old man.
Unique ID: 20792

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