For the second time in two weeks, law enforcement personnel in St. Joseph Township area have shot and killed a person.
After 7 p.m. on Monday, officers with the St. Joseph Township Police Department were called to check on a semi-truck driver near Carronde Park which is near Fair Plain.
According to Michigan State Police, who are now investigating the incident, the driver drove into a police car and then rammed into a house on Riverbend Drive.
Scanner traffic from that point reflects a bizarre scene with officers attempting to find the driver of the truck, who apparently took off on foot.
State police say St. Joseph Township officers located the driver — a 42-year-old man from Tennessee — but a “violent altercation” occurred where the officer fatally shot the man.
The officer is on paid leave pending an investigation and received treatment for minor injuries.
Monday’s incident comes after a Michigan State Trooper fatally shot a suspect during a traffic stop in Benton Harbor. That person allegedly struck an officer with their car, causing police to shoot.
