HASTINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — The deadly shooting last year of an armed U.S. Army veteran at his home by a Barry County sheriff’s deputy is prompting the department’s push for body cameras, the undersheriff said.
Now, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office is looking for ways to cover the estimated $1 million price tag.
“It’s been a topic that’s been discussed for a long time, but yes, not going to ignore the fact, yes, this incident has made this a need,” Undersheriff Kevin Erb told News 8. “We just need to have it.”
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