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Published February 10th, 2026, 02:29 pm

White officers shot at Ike McKinnon during the 1967 Detroit uprising while he was in full police uniform. No one was ever held accountable. He went on to become the city's second Black police chief and spent five years rebuilding community trust.

Now 82, McKinnon recently testified before the Michigan Senate in support of banning law enforcement masks. He joined Robyn Vincent to discuss what anonymous enforcement costs communities.

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