Canton Police officer shot and killed by son in Brighton home, police say

BRIGHTON, MI – A Canton police officer was shot and killed Monday morning in his Brighton home by his 18-year-old son, police said.

At 10:28 a.m. June 21, police were called to a home in the 300 block of Woodlake Drive in Brighton for a reported shooting, according to the Brighton Police department.

The victim’s teenage daughter had called 911 and told emergency dispatchers her brother had shot her father and was going to kill himself, police said.

Police arrived to find Canton police officer Edward Jagst, 48, dead in his bed from a gunshot wound, police said, adding that the 18-year-old shooting suspect had fled the scene prior to police arrival.

The suspect’s mother later arrived at the scene while on the phone with her son and passed it to an officer who was able to talk him into returning to the home and turn himself in, police said.

Michigan State Police and Livingston County Sheriff’s Office units located the suspect and followed him back to the city of Brighton where he was arrested without further incident, police said.

The weapon suspected of being used in the slaying was found in the suspect’s car and was collected for forensic testing, police said.

There is no clear motive for the shooting which remains under investigation, police said.

The son is currently lodged in the Livingston County Jail awaiting charges and arraignment.

“We want to thank all the departments that assisted with this tragedy and our hearts go out to the family and the entire Canton Township Police Department for the loss of such a well-respected man and officer,” Brighton Police Chief Rob Bradford said.

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