The investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting last month in Grand Rapids reached a new phase on Tuesday, as Michigan State Police turned over its report on the situation to the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office.
A state police spokesperson confirmed detectives sent their findings to the prosecutor on March 3, just under two weeks from when Da’Quain Johnson was fatally shot during a struggle with two Grand Rapids police officers.
Johnson was pursued by officers while he was riding his bike on the southeast side of Grand Rapids on February 18. Dash camera footage released by the Grand Rapids Police Department shows Johnson slipped while trying to dismount his bike in the parking lot of an apartment complex near MLK Jr. Street and Eastern Avenue.
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New video shows Grand Rapids police chase before deadly shooting
A police K9 first reached Johnson, appearing to bite him on the arm, before two officers moved in, the video showed. The officers did not get the 32-year-old to comply with orders to show his hands, with one officer shouting he had a gun seconds before shooting Johnson multiple times…