GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A nationally-known civil rights attorney is taking up the case of a man who died after being hit by an unmarked police vehicle.
Ben Crump held a press conference Friday evening with the family of Samuel Sterling.
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The 25-year-old, who was accused of absconding from probation, was tracked down by the Michigan State Police Sixth District Fugitive Task Force at a gas station in the city of Kentwood. Police say Sterling ran from officers and was later hit by an unmarked cruiser in a nearby parking lot.
He died from his injuries later that day.
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In a release announcing the media event, Crump's law office said it has "scathing evidence" in the case.
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