{"id":7370,"date":"2024-05-10T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=7370"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:29:24","slug":"samuel-sterlings-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2024\/05\/10\/samuel-sterlings-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Leader Brinks Reacts to Police Footage of Samuel Sterling\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span>KENTWOOD, Mich. (May 10, 2024) Today,\u00a0<b>Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks<\/b>\u00a0(D-Grand Rapids), who represents the community of Kentwood in the Michigan Senate, issued the following statement after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mspnewsroom\/news-releases\/2024\/05\/10\/state-police-completes-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">video footage was released<\/a>\u00a0showing the police killing of Samuel Sterling on April 17:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>\u201cThe footage released today showing the last moments of Samuel Sterling\u2019s life is unbearable to watch. As a mom, I am heartbroken for the Sterling family and I extend my deepest condolences to his loved ones and our entire community.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>\u201cCol. Grady\u2019s actions to place the officer in question on immediate, unpaid suspension is an indication of the seriousness with which he is addressing this situation. The matter of delivering justice is now in the hands of the attorney general\u2019s office, and I have every expectation that a swift and just resolution will be reached.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\" align=\"center\"><span>###<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KENTWOOD, Mich. 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