KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — A bloody handprint, a knife and a lifelike model on the ground — all parts of a mock crime scene that was arrange within the Grand Rapids space Wednesday.
The simulation was a part of “homicide school,” hosted by the Michigan State Police. Detectives from MSP, sheriff’s places of work and native businesses throughout the state participate within the weeklong coaching, which gives case research, classroom classes and hands-on expertise.
Detectives course of a mock crime scene as a part of “homicide school.” (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday was “scenario day.”
“We have students, detectives from across the state participating in a mock crime scene scenario, investigating a suspicious death,” mentioned MSP Detective-Lt. Todd Workman, who helps run the varsity.
Information 8 noticed college students processing the scene and conducting mock interviews with potential witnesses Wednesday morning.
The detectives will journey to completely different venues throughout the Grand Rapids space as they examine the simulated crime, Workman defined.
“The ultimate goal of the scenario is to obtain an arrest warrant for the person responsible for the crime, and that involves consulting with prosecutors, real prosecutors that we bring in,” he mentioned.
Detectives course of a mock crime scene as a part of “homicide school.” (Sept. 10, 2025)
Detectives course of a mock crime scene as a part of “homicide school.” (Sept. 10, 2025)
It is an awesome studying alternative with real-world functions, in response to Trooper Jared Knudsen, who’s collaborating on this 12 months’s murder college.
“A lot of calls that we go to, we have very little information until we get there and start learning stuff,” Knudsen mentioned.
Workman mentioned it is an opportunity for college students to work collectively as a staff and make errors.
“If they do make a mistake, there aren’t real consequences to it,” he defined. “They can learn from it.”
