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"There's no doubt that the officer's conduct was reckless," said Wells' attorney, Jim Rasor. This is a recurring recording of ABC12 News at 5:30. Wells and Bailey ran back inside of the house, and a housemate called police because they feared there was an active shooter in the backyard, the lawsuit claims. There are still several questions surrounding the death of 41-year-old Tommy Kirby. Eleven bullet holes are visible in the truck's windshield. Wells is seeking a judgment of more than $75,000.

With Tim Johnson, Bridgette Balasko, Robert Frost, Dion Reed. Investigators say Kirby led Flint police on a pursuit from the city’s east side to where the shooting happened on westbound I-69 near Center Road.

Ride along for an uncompromising look at the lives of those who sell, use and wage a war on drugs in the U.S. and Mexico. Cause: Vehicle pursuit "My client and her dog were lawfully on her property," Rasor said. All rights reserved (About Us). Help fund crucial watchdog journalism. Flint police officer Dion Reed and the city of Flint are named in the lawsuit filed Sept. 5 in Detroit U.S. District Court by Flint resident Kristen Wells. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. “That’s why all of our young black boys keep getting killed.” A Flint police officer picks up a gun found in an abandoned home.

Detectives have not determined why the pursuit ended and what led to the officers pulling the trigger.

"Flint police officers need to stop being reckless with firearms and stop killing people's pets -- especially when those pets are no threat to them.".

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(2/25/2019) - Three Flint police officers remain on administrative leave Monday after a vehicle pursuit ended with the shooting death of the man driving. Johnson clashes with the city council over the budget as crime stats head in the wrong direction. The light belonged to Reed, who the lawsuit claims was walking around the back of the man's house with his gun drawn. A response to the lawsuit has not yet been filed by the city or Reed.

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"There's absolutely no reason that the officer had to kill this dog. The lawsuit alleges the killing of a dog is recognized as a "seizure" under the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment and Reed's shooting of the dog was unlawful because the dog did not pose an imminent threat and Reed had time to make alternative plans. The PetSmart store in Grand Blanc Township hand delivered over 300 pounds of pet food to the animal shelter on Wednesday.

We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness. After nearly 200 days and 136 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, a retired Saginaw Township police sergeant was greeted with a parade Wednesday as he returned home for the first time. The neighbor, who shared a backyard with the house Wells was living at and who was known by police for making unfounded 911 calls, called police on Oct. 1, 2017, and said someone was trying to get in his house, according to the lawsuit.

The Flint man was shot and killed at the hands of three Flint police officers just after 2 a.m. Sunday. In the meantime, the three officers remain on administrative leave as the investigation continues.

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The lawsuit alleges the home Wells was living at was owned by the neighbor who lived at 803 Commonwealth Ave. A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.

Superb documentary reflecting not only the human element of the police officers in Flint but the community they serve.From some one who lives in England where officers are unarmed and police through concent it was fascinating to see extremely brace law enforcement through austerity.Great soundtrack and cinematography gives this documentary a real edge.Big respect to the Flint PD bravest! Flint police battle with a store that's a magnet for criminal activity. FLINT, MI -- A new federal lawsuit claims that a Flint police officer wrongly shot and killed a woman's Labrador retriever that was being trained to assist returning military veterans. It's absolutely outrageous.".

He became an American hero. "My client was very attached to this pet," Rasor said. The lawsuit claims the dog was being trained as a support animal and lived with Wells at a home that is run by a Pontiac-based organization that assists veterans. Flint Police Department, MI. Wells filed the lawsuit after Reed fatally shot her dog, Bailey, on Oct. 1, 2017, as officers were responding to a call at her neighbor's home at 803 Commonwealth Ave., according to the lawsuit. Investigators say dash cameras on the Flint police patrol cars captured footage of the shooting. U.S. The documentary follows the Flint Police Department over the course of one trying year filled with budget cuts, local and presidential elections, and, of course, […] Trump's win exposes divisions in the department. "Bailey was a calm, well-trained, friendly dog and had never indicated any sort of aggressive and/or violent tendencies, even in eventful situations," the lawsuit says. Reed, who never announced his presence, fired a shot into the dog, according to the lawsuit.

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