White Prosecutor, Attorney General still trying to figure out whether Saginaw Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man 46 Times was Justified
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 05:02AM Saginaw County Prosecutor Mike Thomas said today that the July 1 fatal shooting of a man by city police officers is still being investigated.
Milton Hall was shot and killed by a group of Saginaw Police officers after police were called to the scene for a complaint about the homeless man with a history of mental illness. Police said Hall was holding a knife when six officers shot at him 46 times. Thomas declined to comment on the progress of the investigation, but said it is being conducted jointly by his office and the office of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. The initial law enforcement investigation was handled by the Michigan State Police.
A spokesperson from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has also confirmed a federal investigation into the shooting was opened on Aug. 17, the day after CNN aired an amateur video of the incident.