Overview
- Officers assigned to the Southeast Michigan Auto Crimes Consortium tried to take occupants of a vehicle into custody, and the driver accelerated and struck a task-force officer before another officer fired and hit the driver.
- The driver fled after being shot, was pursued by police, and was taken into custody after the chase ended in Detroit.
- Both the driver and a task-force officer were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
- The encounter occurred on the 100 block of Southfield Road in Ecorse during an investigation into several dozen vehicle break-ins across Metro Detroit.
- Michigan State Police troopers have taken over the officer-involved shooting probe and the investigation remains active with no identities or charges released so far.