LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday that her office will not be charging two state troopers for their roles in the 2024 shooting death of 17-year-old Rayvon Shahid in Flint, concluding that the troopers acted in self-defense and defense of others.
After reviewing police reports, signed statements, dashcams, bodycams, and other data, Nessel’s office came to the following conclusions:
On Nov. 2, 2024, two state troopers saw a man in a ski mask—later identified as Shahid—acting suspiciously by hiding behind buildings near Martin Luther King Ave. and E Dewey St. in Flint. The troopers believed he was carrying a concealed gun bulging from the right side of his waistband.
A frame, taken from patrol car dash camera footage, showing Shahid and one of the troopers. (Department of Attorney General)
The troopers circled the block to stop Shahid on suspicion of a firearm offense, turning on their lights and getting out of their cars to stop him at 6:34 p.m. After a brief discussion, Shahid reached under his jacket toward the area where the troopers thought the gun was located.
At this point, both troopers pulled out their guns and told him to get on the ground, but Shahid ran away from them. While chasing him, officers saw that he was now holding the gun in his right hand. One of the troopers unsuccessfully attempted to tase Shahid during the 25-second chase, where the troopers can also be heard ordering him to drop the gun around 10 times.
As the chase approached Pasadena Avenue—where the attorney general says businesses and bystanders were located—the troopers fired their guns until Shahid collapsed on the sidewalk. The troopers then provided first-aid while waiting for emergency transportation to the hospital—where Shahid died of his injuries.
Police recovered a pistol equipped with an extended magazine carrying 24 rounds of ammunition. The attorney general says Shahid was seen carrying a similar gun in photos recovered from his cell phone.
The gun recovered after the incident. (Department of Attorney General)
Shahid, pictured with a similar gun that was recovered. (Department of Attorney General)
The Department of Attorney General concluded that the initial stop of Shahid was proper and legal, and the use of deadly force was justified as an exercise of both self-defense and defense of others. The troopers believed Shahid to be a danger to the community after he ran from law enforcement in the direction of what was thought to be a populated area with a gun in his hand.
As such, the state will not be charging the troopers involved.
“Furthermore, this Department is prohibited by law from issuing criminal charges in cases where it cannot prove the use of deadly force to be unjustified,” writes Nessel in a release obtained by 6 News. “Nonetheless, this a tragic situation that led to the loss of a young life. The Department of Attorney General wishes to express its sincerest sympathies to the many family members and friends Mr. Shahid leaves behind.”
You can read the full report on the incident below.
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