MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan State Police have now identified the victim in a deadly deputy-involved shooting in Allegan County.
Investigators say 22-year-old Joseph Maverick Nagle of Comstock Park was killed in what started as a traffic stop in Monterey Township, near the border of Salem Township, around 10 p.m. Thursday.
The Allegan County Sheriff's office says the stop happened on 26th St., north of 134th Ave.
Investigators also revealed that the patrol vehicle involved was not equipped with a dashcam and the deputy was not wearing a bodycam, so no video will be available.
The investigation is now in the hands of the Michigan State Police, which said the deputy got hurt during the incident, but not by gunfire.
The family of the victim told FOX 17 they are too distraught to talk on camera at this time. However, they want people to know, in their eyes, none of this makes sense. Nagle was studying to be a police officer at Grand Rapids Community College. He ultimately decided not to go into law enforcement, family says, because he didn't like guns.
They say Nagle has never received as little as a speeding ticket, and that he respected law enforcement.
The family says Nagle had never owned a gun and was a good kid. He lost his dad a year ago and had been working hard at a new job at FedEx.
Nagle's family says he had expired tabs, and that's why they think he got pulled over. They want people to know this is at least the second time a traffic stop for expired tabs resulted in death in the greater-Grand Rapids area.
More than anything, the family is upset they will never truly be able to see what happened and what led up to his death, being that there is no video footage. They want answers as to why this happened.
Meanwhile, the Allegan County Sheriff told FOX 17 that the deputy involved in the shooting is on paid administrative leave.
