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Security Officer Exchanges Gunfire Outside Henry Ford St. John Hospital, Suspect Wounded

Police say the incident is resolved with no threat to the public.

Overview

  • Officers responded to the hospital's north parking lot around 11:53 p.m. March 5 after reports of shots fired, according to Grosse Pointe Woods police.
  • The security officer was investigating suspicious activity when someone opened fire, and he returned fire, Henry Ford Health said.
  • The wounded suspect is being treated at the hospital, and the officer was not injured.
  • Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety is leading the investigation with assistance from Michigan State Police.
  • Authorities said the situation has been contained with no risk to the community, and the hospital remains open and operating normally.