HESPERIA, Mich. — Michigan State Police investigators released on Tuesday the name of the individual who was shot by a trooper over the weekend.
Johnny Owen King, 63, had been living at the home in Beaver Township that the shooting happened at, according to a news release.
Troopers were investigating a domestic assault and were inside a travel trailer when they asked King to come outside to talk with them.
MSP says King refused and armed himself with what looked like a rifle, at which time he was shot.
The weapon has been examined by the MSP Grand Rapids forensic lab and has been identified as a .177 caliber pneumatic gun.
The investigation continues.
