The incident happened on July 14th of this year in Michigan. The man, identified as 46-year-Timothy Mitchell was at an auto dealership when police was called because according to the caller, Mitchell was drunk and acting up. Mitchell left the dealership, driving away in his car and a high-speed chase ensued when cops spotted him.
The chase was eventually called off due to public safety concerns and Timothy’s car vanished. Shortly afterwards, a police officer named Justin Schlabach, spotted Timothy’s car crashed along the roadside. With his dash-cam filming, officer Justin Schlabach is seen pulling up to the scene. He exited his car and walked towards Timothy, his gun drawn.
The camera, which is capable of recording sound, is suspiciously quiet. It is later revealed that the officer’s microphone was broken, so no sound was recorded.
According to the officer’s report, Timothy started walking towards him, saying “you’re going to have to shoot me.” On the video, Timothy is seen walking towards the officer. The officer took a few steps back and shot. Timothy staggered off to the side, fell and died.
Claiming that the officer did nothing wrong in taking the man’s life, prosecutor of Marquette County Matt Weise, refused to prosecute and cleared officer Schlabach of all wrong doings.
Timothy’s family is planning a lawsuit.
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