MONROE, Mich. – Simba Lion, a man police say was involved in a shootout with officers in Monroe last month, died over the weekend. The vendor said Lion, 40, approached him while in possession of a handgun in a holster. McCormick said Lion and the vendor were involved in a physical assault of some kind. Monroe police responded to the scene and tried to make contact with Lion in the hallway, Oleksyk said. “There were two officers who originally responded first, and then sometime during that, another two responded," Oleksyk said.