Incident
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6-21-2014 Michigan Sterling Heights 0-1
Location
June 21, 2014
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Participants
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: John Kapeluch
- Age: 54
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Domestic Violence
- Sex crime involving firearm
- Defensive Use
Notes
Man seen by police assaulting wife, holding a rifle. Pointed gun at officers; officer fired, killed suspect. 9 y/0 daughter witnessed attack, called 911
Sources
District
Congressional District: 9State Senate District: 10
State House District: 30