From Detroit Free Press:
A coalition of police accountability and housing advocates called for the release of police body cam footage from a fatal shooting that took place during an eviction on Detroit’s west side in July.
A group of more than 30 people marched from Detroit’s 36th District Court to the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, demanding justice for Sherman Butler, who was shot and killed by a 36th District Court officer during a court-ordered eviction in Palmer Park. Detroit police were on the scene after the bailiff requested assistance, according to the police department. Despite the department’s oversight board and activists calling for transparency around the incident, Detroit police have not released video footage because the shooting did not involve a department employee using deadly force.
“We want to see the body cam footage. We want to see the police report. We want to see the medical exam,” said Taura Brown, a member of Detroit Eviction Defense, in front of the courthouse on Wednesday.