Bodycam footage released in fatal Michigan State Police shooting of Stephen Mason
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NewlyreleasedMichiganStatePolicebodycameraanddashboardcameraimagesrevealthemomentsleadingtothefatalshootingofStephenMasonduringatrafficstoponMay16.
TheMichiganDepartmentofAttorneyGeneraldeterminedastateTrooperactedinself-defensewhenheshotMasonfollowingastruggleoveragun.
TheTrooperwillnotfacecharges.
It’sthepolicyoftheMichiganStatePolicetosendallofficer-involvedshootingstotheDepartmentofAttorneyGeneralforreview.
Accordingtothedepartment’sreview,theconfrontationbeganwhenMSPTrooperJustinCopeinitiatedatrafficstopforspeeding.
ThesituationescalatedwhenMasondroppedaconcealedrevolverwhileexitinghistruckatthetrooper’srequest.
Astrugglefortheweaponfollowed,duringwhichMasonreportedlyshottheofficerthreetimes,includingtwopoint-blankshotstothechest.
TheMasonfamily’sattorney,LeonardMungo,hasbeenadvocatingforanindependentinvestigation,requestingthataspecialprosecutorbeassignedtothecase.
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