A Brighton man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Van Buren County Tuesday morning. The Department of Public Safety says Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of a man wearing a military uniform and armed with a rifle was walking along Highway 2 east of Cantril making obscene gestures at passing motorists.
Shot by an officer was 59-year-old Robert Dooley after he pointed a rifle toward them. An autopsy was conducted yesterday and the cause of death was a single gunshot wound. The DCI is still investigating the incident and KCII will bring you more information when it becomes official.