2 Mich. Police Officers Shot During Arrest Attempt; Suspect Critical

Two Dearborn police officers are expected to recover after an arrest attempt shooting left a suspect in critical condition.

What to Know

  • Two Dearborn police officers were shot and a suspect was critically wounded in an early Friday officer-involved shooting while officers attempted an arrest in Dearborn Heights.
  • Police said the officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the suspect was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
  • Michigan State Police is investigating the shooting, which marks the third officer-involved shooting involving Dearborn police this summer.

Dearborn police said the officers were shot while attempting to arrest a suspect in the area of Inkster Road and Van Born Road.

No further information was provided.

Officer-involved shootings

The incident was the third officer-involved shooting by Dearborn police this summer, which each case involving violence allegedly perpetrated against officers.

Last month, a 52-year-old man was shot after allegedly pointing a shotgun at officers during a July 24 welfare check. The man, whose name was not released, was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, a count of using a firearm during the commission of a felony, a count of possessing a firearm while under the influence, and a count of disturbing the peace, police said.

On Aug. 5, Dearborn Police shot and wounded a suspect after they said he'd tried to run them down with a vehicle.

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