Overview
- The driver was shot six times and is expected to survive, and she will not face charges, according to Chief Todd Bettison.
- After reviewing body-camera footage, Bettison said preliminary accounts were incorrect and that the driver had provided her license and registration.
- Bettison cited four policy violations: pursuing for a traffic offense, boxing in the SUV, firing at a moving vehicle absent an extreme threat, and failing to summon a supervisor when requested.
- He requested the shooting officer be suspended without pay, while Michigan State Police oversee the probe and a warrant request has been submitted to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
- The officer has about one year and nine months on the force with no pending discipline, and the Police Board is expected to consider the suspension request on Nov. 6.