DETROIT – Two officers have been grazed, and the suspect is killed during an apparent shootout on Detroit’s east side.
The shooting occurred on Monday (Oct. 14) afternoon near the intersection of Davison Freeway and Riopelle Street.
A witness said they saw more than 10 police vehicles and heard gunfire back and forth between police and the suspect.
“I heard a handgun fired first, police returned fire, and moments later, they were still standing, and then after that, there was rapid fire like a machine gun or AK-47 or something.”
Officers have been taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital after the exchange of gunfire.
This is a breaking news story, and updates will be posted as they become available.
Two officers have been grazed, and the shooter is killed during an apparent shootout on Detroit’s east side. (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)Two officers have been grazed, and the suspect is killed during an apparent shootout on Detroit’s east side. (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)Two officers have been grazed, and the suspect is killed during an apparent shootout on Detroit’s east side. (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)Two officers have been grazed, and the suspect is killed during an apparent shootout on Detroit’s east side. (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)
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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.
