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Audio: Officer Involved Shooting at The Victory Inn, West Detroit

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West Detroit – November 7 2016: At approximately 2:40AM on Monday morning, officer’s of the 4th Precinct were dispatched to The Victory Inn at 3430 Michigan in west Detroit. The dispatched call was for an F/A, or felony assault. A man with a “baseball bat” was assaulting a female in the “back of parking lot”. Officer’s can be heard volunteering to back the primary officers when an officer says “shots fired, suspect is down”. The officer also mentioned the perp “self inflicted himself in the head” and that a weapon had been recovered. Detroit EMS was immediately requested as well as a union steward. The actual encounter between the suspect and arriving officers was not heard on the public safety feed. DPD evidence techs were dispatched to the scene for a “fatal shooting”.

The above audio has been edited for length and pertinence. The officer’s badge number has also been edited out for privacy.

MSP’s Trooper 2 Lasered in Flint

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Michigan State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 Lased In Flint

Michigan State Police Trooper 2 NBC 25 News
Michigan State Police Trooper 2 NBC 25 News

Freeland, Mich.(WSMH) via NBC25— Laser pointers may work well in the boardroom, but could cause a deadly situation in the skies if one is pointed at an aircraft’s cockpit.

Michigan State Police Helicopter Pilot Sargent Don Zinz was piloting his Trooper 2 helicopter over Flint on the night of October 11.

He says his aircraft was hit at least 10 times by a man pointing a green laser into the sky.

Zinz says the laser could cause significant problems as he’s trying to safely fly.

“It can really incapacitate you. It can cause a burning feeling and itching feeling in your eyes. Worst case scenario is that it blinds you, and we end up crashing,” Zinz says.

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is considered a felony in federal court. The Federal Aviation Administration can also sue a suspect in civil court for thousands of dollars.

The person responsible for the event that evening was taken into custody by the Michigan State Police, but later released.

He’s expecting to be charged in Federal court in the near future.

“If these people think it’s just clowning around but it could be potentially deadly,” Zinz says.

More @ FOX66 News

Comerica Bank Robbery Downtown Detroit

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Comerica Bank Robbery – Downtown Detroit

The Comerica Bank in the Fisher Building was robbed this morning at about 10:30AM. The suspect was described as a black male, bald, no facial hair and wearing a tan jacket. A vehicle description was not provided.

The suspect was tracked heading east on the I-94, eventually ending up in the area of Mt Elliot & Garfield. Multiple Detroit Police units responded to the area. Tracking led police to 3 different locations on Mt Elliot & Garfield. A vehicle parked on Garfield & Meldrum was also checked for a possible connection to the suspect.

The location bank robbery suspect was tracked to on Mt Elliot.
The location bank robbery suspect was tracked to on Mt Elliot.

A suspect was detained at 4610 Mt Elliot and photos were taken for confirmation. Bank security officials were heard to be on their way to the scene on Mt Elliot. A Detroit Police unit had also responded to Comercia Bank in order to review tapes for a more accurate description of the suspect. Radio transmissions suggest that police are removing subjects from a home the perp is suspected of being in. A shirt worn by the suspect is also in police hands.

Michigan State Police’s helicopter Trooper 2 was en route with officials to the scene at Mt Elliot & Garfield but were cancelled @ 12:15PM when 2 suspects were taken into custody at 4610 Mt Elliot.