About 6:20 a.m., troopers were serving a high-risk search warrant on a home. As police approached the front of the residence, John Neitling confronted them with a gun, and police shot and killed him.
Agency: Michigan State Police
Motive: Warrant (high-risk search)
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: John R. Neitling
Death Date: January 7, 2021
County: Saginaw
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6505