Family, friends, and the attorney for Stephen Mason are calling on Michigan State Police to release video footage of the fatal May 16 shooting by a state trooper in Detroit, citing conflicting eyewitness accounts and a growing suspicion of a coverup.
They’re also urging state Attorney General Dana Nessel to appoint an independent special prosecutor, saying the state cannot fairly investigate itself.
“The transparency factor is not happening here at all, and that causes a lot of suspicion,” Leonard Mungo, an attorney representing Mason’s family, tells Metro Times. “The family doesn’t deserve to be kept in the dark. All they want is to know the truth.”…