The Michigan Department of Attorney General announced Friday it has concluded the review of the February 12th, 2025, officer-involved shooting death of Mark Ryan, 52, of Port Huron, and will not be issuing charges against the Michigan State Police Trooper who fatally shot Ryan, finding they acted in self-defense.
It is the policy of the Michigan State Police (MSP) to send all officer-involved shootings to the Department of Attorney General for review.
The investigation stems from an incident on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, when Michigan State Police troopers and St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence/disturbance call at a home in the 4000 block of Dove Road in Port Huron Township. The caller reported that Ryan was intoxicated, that he intended to take his own life, and that he wanted someone to shoot him.
Upon arrival, officers observed shouting from inside the home, and one resident informed officers Ryan was armed with a BB pistol. Two residents were escorted out of the home and into police vehicles for their own safety. Ryan exited the home at this time, carrying a pistol in his right hand. Officers on-scene were not able to readily discern whether the pistol was a BB gun or a real firearm, as the pistol did not have the orange barrel tip typically indicative of a BB gun.
Ryan was reportedly uncooperative, making threats and refusing multiple commands from officers to drop the weapon, going so far as to start walking directly toward one trooper with the gun raised. The Trooper retreated several steps backward, before once again ordering Ryan to stop walking, and warning that he would shoot Ryan if he did not halt.
Ryan continued toward the Trooper, who fired three shots, striking and killing him. Officers rendered first aid at the scene until Ryan was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Following their review of evidence, including video footage from patrol car and body-worn cameras of responding officers, cell phone videos captured by witnesses, signed statements from MSP Troopers on-scene and other material, the Department concluded the MSP Trooper acted in self-defense and did not act in a manner that would substantiate criminal charges.
The Department of Attorney General is available to lead or support any investigation of an officer-involved shooting at the request of any county prosecutor or law enforcement agency within the state.
