UPDATE 5/28/24 3:40 p.m.
OCEANA COUNTY — Michigan State Police have identified the 44-year-old suspect who was shot and killed as Jonathan Jurecki.
5/27/24 8:15 a.m.
OCEANA COUNTY — A 44-year-old man is dead after an officer-involved shooting, troopers said.
Michigan State Police were called to the area of Skeels and Nichols Roads on Saturday night for man a who was described as acting “erratically,” troopers said.
When troopers got there, they say the man ran into the woods and came back out with a wired device and said he was going to “kill everybody.” People living nearby were evacuated as a precaution.
MSP Emergency Support negotiators were called in to get the man to stand down, but one of them shot and killed the suspect after they say they perceived a threat, troopers said.
State police said efforts were then made to render the device safe.
An investigation is ongoing.