Detroit Police Officer Shot by Partner Trying to Stop Charging Dog

"The officers feared for their safety," said Detroit police after an officer was accidentally shot by a colleague when an off-leash dog charged at them during a call involving a suicide threat.

Sept. 19, 2022

By Hannah Mackay

Source The Detroit News

DETROIT—A police officer was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after he was accidentally shot in the leg by his partner while responding to a call about a suicide threat on the city's west side, according to media reports.

The incident took place near Hackett Street and Prevost Avenue about a potentially suicidal individual when an off-leash dog charged them at a home, officials told WDIV-TV (Channel 4). One officer discharged their weapon at the pet and accidentally hit their partner in the leg, the broadcast station said.

"The dog charged at the officers; the officers feared for their safety," an officer told WXYZ-TV (Channel 7). "One officer fired one round at the dog. The round didn't strike the dog, it struck his partner in the lower right calf."

A representative for the Detroit Police Department did not respond to requests for comment Sunday.

The officer was hospitalized in stable condition at Sinai-Grace Hospital.

The dog was not struck by a bullet, police said.

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