Hillsdale County man's fatal shooting by deputy sparks federal lawsuit

The family of a man fatally shot by a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy last spring have filed a federal lawsuit, alleging the officer did not properly respond to what started as a complaint about a pet dog.

Oscar Herrera’s death was “preventable,” said Ian Fallon, the attorney with the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin LLC representing his family, in a statement Thursday.

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