Suspect Sets Fire To Al-Huda Islamic Center, Shot Dead By Police
Dearborn Michigan 1:10AM 2/12/2022: Dearborn Police responding to reports of a fire at the Al-Huda Islamic Center, 8835 Warren St, encountered a male with a weapon, dressed in full body armor according to dispatch audio.
Dearborn Fire was dispatched to the mosque on reports of a fire and coded alarms going off. Arriving companies reported a working fire and established a fire scene.
Officers; while investigating the fire, heard a loud ‘pop’ and turned to see the suspect pointing a weapon at them. Officers on the scene described the subject as a ‘light-skinned Middle Eastern male’, armed with a handgun and dressed in full body armor.
Officers followed the subject south on Lonyo from the mosque to Lonyo & Kirkwood. Michigan State Police helicopter Trooper 2 was overhead when the armed suspect began moving towards officers with the his arm outstretched. Detroit Police; also on scene, reported shots fired and the suspect was down. Earlier dispatch audio suggested the suspect had threatened to shoot the police. It is unknown if the suspect fired shots, but Dearborn Officers fired shots towards the subject, downing him.
A Dearborn K9/Handler was deployed to the suspects location. Officers reported the suspect was secured and a weapon recovered. Later dispatch audio from both Dearborn and Detroit Police suggested the suspect was a K-Type or deceased at the scene.
Dearborn Police also identified a suspicious package in the suspects possession, now in a yard near the shooting scene. Dearborn notified their EOD (Explosive Ordinance) and Detroit Fire dispatched Battalion Chief 7, Engine 34, Ladder Truck 22, Squad 5 and Hazmat to stage nearby while the package was investigated.
At the time of this writing, the Detroit Police, Fire and Dearborn Police were waiting for a robot to arrive to further secure the suspect and suspicious package.