GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly a month after a man was shot and killed by Grand Rapids police, calls for justice continue to grow as the city rolls out a path forward with a new three-step plan.
City Manager Mark Washington released a three-step plan during city commission Tuesday that directs action toward the necessary departments to begin review of policing policies in the city.
“I know this is a very sensitive, emotional conversation, but I wanted to begin from a data-first perspective and then have an informed conversation about what the current actions have been,” Washington told News 8 in a one-on-one interview Tuesday. “We are always looking to improve policy where we can.”
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Focusing on data first, Washington said the plan begins with a comprehensive review of all shootings involving officers in the city in the last five years. In that time, there have been 12 shootings where officers were involved, four of which were fatal…