Grand Rapids police shooting: Da’Qauin Johnson died of gunshot to back

Chief praises use of police dog before deadly shooting

Outgoing Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said he believes the police dog that took down Da'Quain Johnson last week kept him from shooting one of his officers.

Grand Rapids police shooting: Da’Qauin Johnson died of gunshot to back

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Da’Qauin Johnson, who was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police, died of a gunshot wound to his back, a death certificate showed.

Da'Quain Johnson's cause of death listed as homicide

The Kent County Medical Examiner ruled Da'Quain Johnson's death in an officer-involved shooting a homicide.The determination was made on February 19, the same day Johnson died at the hospital.FOX 17 obtained a copy of the death certificate on Friday, February 27. Johnson was pursued by officers while he was riding his bike on the southeast side of Grand Rapids on February 18. Dash camera footage released by the Grand Rapids Police Department sho…