Overview
- The sheriff’s office published dashcam video to show the sequence of events and said the release is not intended to influence the independent Michigan State Police investigation.
- Two 911 calls preceded the encounter, one reporting erratic driving and another alleging the driver threatened a woman with a gun, which deputies referenced over the radio before shots were fired.
- Footage shows the van reversing toward patrol cars during the pursuit and overturning near Prospect and Towner in Ypsilanti, with a ClickOnDetroit report stating a deputy executed a PIT maneuver before the roll.
- Four deputies fired an estimated 20–30 rounds after a deputy shouted that the driver had a gun, and the sheriff later confirmed investigators found no firearm in the vehicle.
- The four deputies remain on administrative leave as the MSP probe continues, and an attorney says the family plans a wrongful death lawsuit.