Ben Crump Calls Grand Rapids Police Shooting of Da’Quain Johnson ‘Assassination’

'It's so unjustified': Attorneys call for truth after man killed by Grand Rapids police

Civil rights attorneys Ven Johnson and Ben Crump are calling on MSP to release all body and dash camera video a shooting that left a man dead in Grand Rapids.

‘Unjustifiable’: Lawyers for Da’Quain Johnson’s family call Grand Rapids PD statements ‘mistruths’

Civil rights attorneys Ven Johnson and Ben Crump announce with Angelica Johnson, whose son Da'Quain was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer last month, that they are investigating his death. March 20, 2026. Screenshot. Autopsy reports, medical records and a Michigan State Police investigative report, along with additional body camera footage, have not been provided to the family of Da’Quain Johnson after he was fatally shot by a Grand …

'A shame before God': Civil rights attorneys react to shooting of Da'Quain Johnson

A civil rights attorney called the shooting of Da'Quain Johnson a "shame before God" on Friday while calling for the release of the full extent of video from the deadly incident involving the Grand Rapids Police Department."What we're seeing in Grand Rapids is beyond the pale of anything we're seeing in other parts of America," Ben Crump said. "I mean, it's a shame before God."The comments from Crump came as part of a virtual press conference wh…

Ben Crump calls Grand Rapids police shooting of Da’Quain Johnson ‘assassination’

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Attorneys representing the mother of Da’Quain Johnson, who was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police, disputed reports he threatened police with a gun and said the killing was unjustified.

Family's attorneys call for 'truth,' 'accountability' after man shot by GRPD

Attorneys Ben Crump and Ven Johnson argue a Grand Rapids police officer used unnecessary deadly force when he shot and killed a man last month, rejecting the officer's claim that Da'Quain Johnson was pointing a gun at him.