2/23/13 - It will be a few weeks before more details emerge in the case of a man killed during a shoot-out with police officers in Green Oak Township. 31-year-old Kevin Hassell was hit and killed during the exchange and later died at a hospital. The shooting remains under investigation by Michigan State Police at the Brighton Post and the Livingston County Major Crimes Task Force. Authorities are awaiting forensics and ballistics reports to determine how many times Hassell was shot and how many rounds were fired. Police chased Hassell from a home on Bishop Road in Green Oak Township where a breaking and entering was reported to his motherâs residence on Twilight Drive, where the shooting occurred last Monday. Hassell is alleged to have fired on officers as he exited his vehicle and police say preliminary investigation shows multiple shots were fired inside of the home by the three. Both officers have been placed on leave per protocol. The trooper is described as a 12-year veteran of Michigan State Police while the Green Oak officer is said to have eight years of law enforcement experience. State records show Hassell has multiple convictions for a variety of charges and had been released from the Michigan Department of Corrections in November of 2011. (JM)
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