ROXAND TWP. — The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the man shot and killed by police Jan. 11 near Sunfield as Garrett Freeman, 33.
The shooting happened after deputies found a man wanted by Charlotte police in the area of St. Joe Highway and Gates Road in Roxand Township, sheriff’s officials have said.
The man’s name and age were not released until Tuesday, and police had released no other details about the incident, other than the man was shot after he was seen with a gun and that deputies provided first aid until paramedics arrived and transported him to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, where he was pronounced dead.
In Tuesday’s news release, they said “the deputies” involved in the incident are on administrative leave while Michigan State Police investigate the shooting, but sheriff’s officials have not said how many deputies were involved or released their names.
“Initial information that we have reviewed indicates that the deputies involved responded to the call in accordance with their training,” Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich said in the release. “The Michigan State Police are continuing to conduct their independent investigation, per my request.”