BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) â The family of a man shot to death during a police confrontation last September has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County as well as local police agencies.
The Battle Creek Enquirer says the $15.5 million suit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division and it alleges 22-year-old Andrew Blowers was killed in an unjustified use of deadly force by two officers from the Battle Creek Police Department and a deputy from the Calhoun County Sheriff Department.
Blowers was shot following a pursuit which ended on Logistics Drive in the Fort Custer Industrial Park just after midnight last September 5.
Family of man killed in officer-involved shooting files lawsuit
The lawsuit alleging excessive force against 22-year-old Andrew Blowers seeks over $15,000,000 in damages
Thomas Blowers
By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-05-07 09:48:11-04
CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. â The family of a 22-year-old man killed in an officer-involved shooting following a car chase is suing the heads of several local law enforcement agencies, alleging excessive use of force.
Thomas Blowers, the uncle of Andrew Blowers and now the legal representative of his estate following Andrew s death filed suit in Michigan s Western District Federal Court on Wednesday against Chief Jim Blocker of the Battle Creek Police Department, and Sheriff Steven Hinckley of the Calhoun County Sheriff s Office.
Marshall family files suit in September fatal police shooting in Battle Creek
A Marshall family is suing the City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County for the fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old suspected drunk driver in September.
The family of Andrew Blowers is seeking $15.5 million in a wrongful death suit filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division.
The federal civil wrongful death suit alleges that Blowers was killed in an unjustified use of deadly force by two officers from the Battle Creek Police Department and a deputy from the Calhoun County Sheriff Department following a pursuit which ended on Logistics Drive in the Fort Custer Industrial Park just after midnight on Sept. 5.
Charese Watson along with about two dozen supporters protested outside of the Calhoun County Courthouse Monday afternoon.
The protest took place one week after Prosecutor David Gilbert determined that two Battle Creek Police officers and a Calhoun County Sheriffâs deputy were justified in their actions because they felt their lives were in danger and that no charges would be filed in the shooting of 22-year-old Andrew Blowers on September 5.
The shooting took place after Battle Creek Police tried to stop a reckless vehicle in the area of Dickman Road and M-66 as the driver was swerving into oncoming traffic lanes. The two officers believed that the driver may have been intoxicated.
Charese Watson along with about two dozen supporters protested outside of the Calhoun County Courthouse Monday afternoon.
The protest took place one week after Prosecutor David Gilbert determined that two Battle Creek Police officers and a Calhoun County Sheriffâs deputy were justified in their actions because they felt their lives were in danger and that no charges would be filed in the shooting of 22-year-old Andrew Blowers on September 5.
The shooting took place after Battle Creek Police tried to stop a reckless vehicle in the area of Dickman Road and M-66 as the driver was swerving into oncoming traffic lanes. The two officers believed that the driver may have been intoxicated.