Overview
- The deputy responded to a report at the TownePlace Suites in Frenchtown Township on Sunday after a person allegedly threatened a citizen while asking for money.
- After making contact, the deputy reported the individual had a knife and used a Taser twice before firing two shots that struck the person.
- The deputy and medical crews gave aid, yet the individual was pronounced dead at the scene outside the hotel.
- The deputy was not injured and has been placed on routine administrative leave as the Oakland County Sheriff's Office leads an independent investigation.
- Officials have not said whether the knife was brandished, and they asked witnesses to call Monroe County Central Dispatch at 734-243-7070.