LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – A man was found dead after a mental health commitment call in Livingston County.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, around 2 p.m., when deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded to Court Street in the Brighton Village mobile home community in Genoa Township to serve an involuntary mental health commitment court order issued by the 44th Circuit Court.
As deputies approached the residence, they said they heard gunfire from inside.
Officials said they took cover and requested additional patrol units.
Crisis negotiators arrived and attempted to contact the occupant, believed to be in a mental health crisis and the subject of the court order.
After several hours without contact, deputies, assisted by officers from other local agencies, breached a window of the residence.
Hamburg Township Fire Department flew a drone inside.
Police said the drone located a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Livingston County EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
The scene was turned over to the Livingston County Detective Bureau and the Medical Examiner’s Office for processing.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office commended 2|42 Community Church for providing food and shelter to community members displaced by the incident.
The church also served as a family reunification site for children who could not be dropped off at home by school buses because of the situation.
Deputies were assisted by personnel from the city of Brighton Police Department, Hamburg Township Police Department, Green Oak Township Police Department, Michigan State Police, Hamburg Township Fire Department, and Livingston County EMS.
The incident remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.