Clifford Leroy Tucker

Deadly force

A deputy was dispatched to a residence in Ishpeming Township after receiving a report that an unidentified man had called UP Health System Marquette to say that he was in severe pain and was going to take his own life. Upon arriving at the scene, the deputy was confronted by an elderly male subject. The deputy attempted to calm the situation by engaging in conversation with the subject, but the individual leveled a shotgun at the deputy. The deputy shot and killed him.