06/18/2026
Following the fatal shooting of 34-year-old John Jenuwine, The Intercept is raising new questions about whether police reform efforts are delivering meaningful accountability.
In January, Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputies pursued Jenuwine even though he did not match the description of the men they were seeking. Deputies then executed two dangerous PIT maneuvers, classified by the department as deadly force, causing Jenuwine's van to roll over. Moments later, deputies fired more than 20 rounds, striking him seven times.
After shooting Jenuwine and confirming he was still moving inside the overturned vehicle, deputies failed to call for medical assistance.
“The cruelty of it, I suppose, is what strikes me the most,” said Flood Law Senior Attorney Maura Battersby Murphy. “If aid had been rendered, he may have survived this.”
Sheriff’s deputies in Michigan fired 27 shots at John Jenuwine, even though “he was not the guy that they were supposed to be chasing.”