Investigation Update: A loss of life during any police encounter is tragic. As always, all incidents that involve a department member discharging their firearm are immediately investigated. Col. James F. Grady II, director of the MSP,  is committed to ensuring this investigation is thorough, swift, and impartial.   

Preliminary investigation indicates that at 6:34 p.m. on 11/2, two Flint Post troopers encountered an armed male who was walking on Essex St. near Pasadena Ave. The male immediately began to flee, with troopers giving verbal commands to stop and drop his gun. The troopers pursued him on foot and one trooper deployed his taser, which proved to be ineffective, and the suspect continued to flee. In total, the troopers ordered him to drop the gun at least 7 times. They then utilized their duty pistols, striking him. They rendered first aid at the scene until the suspect was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.   A Glock pistol with a loaded extended magazine was recovered from the scene.   The investigation remains ongoing and once complete, all information, including video evidence, will be turned over to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.

State Police Completes Investigation into
Nov. 2 Officer-Involved Shooting
November 21, 2024
The investigative report, video footage, and all related evidence from the Nov. 2, 2024, fatal officer-involved shooting of Rayvon Shahid in Flint were submitted to the Michigan Department of Attorney

General for review yesterday afternoon.
“A loss of life during any police encounter is tragic,” stated Col. James F. Grady II, director of the MSP.
“All incidents that involve a State Police member discharging their firearm are immediately and thoroughly
investigated, and this incident is no exception. I previously met with community leaders in the city, as well as talked with Rayvon’s mother, to assure them of our commitment to a full and impartial investigation,which has now been completed.”

The MSP members involved remain on administrative leave. The Michigan State Police Troopers Association contract prohibits the release of a member’s name unless they are charged with a crime.
The MSP will fully cooperate with the Michigan Department of Attorney General as they conduct their review.