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Police: Dearborn officer fatally shoots unarmed man
A unarmed man wanted on a probation violation warrant and suspected in a larceny was fatally shot by a Dearborn police officer following a struggle Wednesday afternoon on Detroit's west side, police said.
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Family members identified the man as 35-year-old Kevin Matthews, who they said was on medication for schizophrenia.
"They shot my son for nothing," said his mother, Valerie Johnson, wiping away tears. "He didn't have no weapon."
Dearborn Officer Placed On Leave After Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Man
Dearborn police say an officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Detroit man has been placed on administrative leave.
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Matthews was shot multiple times Dec. 23. Police have said he struggled with the Dearborn officer following a foot chase from that city into a nearby Detroit backyard.