State Police Probe Holland Officer-Involved Deadly Shooting of Latino Man

 

Days after his death, relatives of Eladino Fraire say they still do not understand why a Holland police officer shot and killed the 25-year-old. "Why did it come to a shooting? Why didn't they shoot out (his car's) tires?" said Fraire's older brother, Juan Fraire, of Holland. State police, who are investigating the shooting, are trying to determine why Fraire crashed into a police cruiser last Friday, then tried to run over an officer before he was shot. The incident began when police tried to pull over his car on a traffic stop, and Fraire led police on a short chase ending in the parking lot of a store on Waverly Road near East 16th Street. Investigators have not been able to offer much information to the family. The Holland officer who fired the shots and another involved in the chase remain on administrative leave, pending a police review, which is routine in such cases. Holland police say they understand Fraire's family has questions, but they cannot yet offer answers because the case remains under investigation. [more]