Detroit Evening Report: Three Detroit police officers suspended after fatal shooting of Kiazia Miller
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Detroit Police Department Police Chief James White on Aug. 29, 2022.
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Last week, 27-year-old Kiazia Miller was killed by a Detroit police officer responding to a mental health crisis. Miller recorded the moments leading up to her death.
Miller was taking a Facebook Live video as police arrived at her home. Officers were told she had assaulted her mother and son and had access to a firearm. Miller recorded their interaction from her doorway.
“You got all of these officers… why is there a flashlight in my face? OK, you got all the officers, then they got a gun on me,” said Miller.
Miller was speaking with police when a group of officers suddenly entered her home, leading to the fatal shooting. Police Chief James White suspended three of the officers involved.
Miller’s death, and the fatal shooting of Porter Burks just week prior, has brought fresh criticism to Detroit police’s crisis intervention methods.
Other headlines from November 16, 2022
- Detroit’s Office of Arts Culture and Entrepreneurship is seeking “mural hunters,” and holding an online meeting November 17, 2022.
- The Detroit Land Bank Authority is looking to purchase and resell vacant homes in Detroit.
- Wayne State’s School of Social Work is hosting a virtual series on environmental issues to address food and environmental justice.
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