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Dispatch Audio: SHOTS FIRED! Detroit Police’s 6th Precinct Scouts trade gunfire with suspect armed with high powered rifle

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Officer Involved Shooting On Detroit’s West Side

Detroit’s West Side: DPD 6th Precinct Scouts were dispatched to the 6000 block of Westwood for an unknown problem at around 3:01PM, later announced as assistance to bailiffs executing an eviction. The location was triangulated by x/y coordinates. Arriving officers from the 6th Precinct immediately asked for a 6th Precinct supervisor to make the scene.

Officers on the scene called out shots fired and reported an individual was firing on them with a high powered rifle around 3:20PM. No officers were injured at that time and officers did fire their weapons according to dispatch audio. Detroit PD’s SRT/SWAT was recalled and a barricaded gunman incident was declared.

2 suspects were taken into custody and the house was cleared by Metro SRT. It doesn’t appear as if any additional suspects were taken into custody and no injuries were reported on scene.

The scene has been declared secure and ended peacefully without injuries to scouts of suspect(s).

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Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

Dispatch Audio: Undercover Michigan State Trooper Shot, 2 Suspects In Custody on Detroit’s NW Side

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Undercover MSP Sergeant Shot On Detroit’s NW Side

NW Detroit, 130AM 9.27.22: Undercover Michigan State Troopers were conducting surveillance on suspects involved in a narcotics investigation when shots rang out from the second story window of an apartment complex earlier this morning.

According to dispatch audio, the shots were fired at undercover Michigan State Troopers from a second story window at 14047 Riverview. One of those troopers was struck. The wounded trooper, identified as a sergeant was conveyed to Sinai-Grace Hospital by units on the scene. Michigan State Police are reporting he’s currently listed in stable condition.

Redford PD and Detroit Police Scouts from the 6th, 8th, 12th and Downtown Services responded to assist in the lockdown. Michigan State Police EST and DPD’s Metro/SRT were notified of the possible barricaded gunman.

MSP Troopers searching the apartment complex found shell casings thought to be tied to the shooting. 2 suspects were later taken into custody. It doesn’t appear as if any shots were fired by officers on the scene.

Dispatch audio from both the Michigan State Police and Detroit Police Department are below.

UPDATE VIA MSP 9.29.22

Trooper Shooting Update: Andrae Scott Jr., 28 year old male from Detroit, was arraigned today for the shooting of Detective Sergeant Devin Kachar, a 10 year veteran of the Michigan State Police, assigned to the Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team.

He was arraigned on the following counts:
1) Assault with Intent to Murder
2) Controlled Substance Delivery/Manufacturer
3) Two counts of felony firearm. He received a one million dollar cash bond.

Robin Hall, 23 year old female from Detroit, was arraigned on one count of accessory after the fact and one count lying to a police officer. She received a $250,000 cash bond. Both are pending further court proceedings and investigation.

Michigan State Police Dispatch Audio

Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

Dispatch Audio: Officer Involved Shooting In Westland, Suspect Shot And In Custody

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Suspect Shot In Westland

Westland 2:36PM September 9 2022: An officer involved shooting occurred today at around 2:36PM. According to dispatch audio, officers were notified of a man with a gun in the area of Palmer & Venoy. Subsequent radio transmissions stated the suspect ran into the Palmer Road Baptist Church, 33740 Palmer Rd in Westland.

Officers on the scene reported the suspect was firing out the church’s windows at officers. At that time no officers had returned fire. The suspect was seen moving around the church, eventually firing out the east, west and south side windows. No officers were struck. SWAT/SRT was summoned to the location and the area was locked down by officers from Westland, Inkster ++. Adams Middle School was also locked down during the incident.

Detroit Police Officer Shot Suspect

More shots were fired on officers and according to dispatch audio, a ‘Detroit Police Officer‘ returned fire during one of those exchanges. Officers on scene reported the suspect was screaming unintelligibly inside the church. The suspect eventually told an officer on scene that he had been shot, asking to talk to one person only. It appears at this time the Detroit Police )fficer’s shots struck the suspect once. Dispatch audio from emergency medical personnel on scene suggested the suspect had been struck once in the hand and was in stable condition.

The suspect surrendered at around 3:15PM. Dispatch audio suggests the Detroit Police Department and Michigan State Police will be handling the investigating. It’s unknown what section the DPD officers on scene were attached to.

The information presented is from Dispatch Audio ONLY.

Update via Michigan State Police

Update via MSP: Preliminary investigation revealed that a MSP canine unit was assisting Detroit Police who were actively tracking a suspect wanted for R&O, CCW & felonious assault. The surveillance units tracked the suspect from Ecorse to a house in Westland. DPD officers observed the suspect exit his vehicle. attempted a takedown but the suspect fled into a church. Once inside, the suspect began firing rounds from several windows on the 2nd story down at officers. The shots struck a Westland police unit on the passenger side door as well as the windshield of a Wayne County Sheriff vehicle.  Additional officers and troopers converged on the scene and observed gunfire coming from the windows in their general direction. At one point during the initial contact, a DPD officer returned fire at the suspect.  It is unknown if the round struck the suspect or if he was hit by glass and debris from the round. The suspect then surrendered without further incident. No other officers, deputies or troopers fired at the suspect. The suspect was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released and is now lodged at the Wayne County Jail. No officers or members of the public were hurt. All the information provided is preliminary and subject to change as the investigation continues. MSP detectives will forward a investigators report to the prosecutor for review.

Dispatch Audio of Incident

Dispatch Audio: Running Gun Battle With Detroit Police On Detroit’s SW Side, 3 Suspects In Custody

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3 Males In Custody Following Pursuit, Shots Fired At Officers

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Detroit’s SW Side 1004PM Thursday 8 11 2022: A Detroit 4th Precinct Scout attempted a traffic stop on an improperly plated black Dodge Ram at around 10:04PM Thursday evening. The vehicle was occupied by 3 Black males. The occupants fired on the officers from inside the vehicle, striking the Detroit Police Scout Car. No officers were injured.

The 4th Precinct Scouts followed the vehicle and additional shots were fired at officers according to dispatch audio. At one point during the pursuit, the officers returned fire and struck the suspect vehicle in the area of Omaha & Electric.

The pursuit entered the 94 and 39 freeways on several occasions approaching speeds of 115MPH. The suspects ended up Southfield Rd & Snow Ave where a pit maneuver by Michigan State Troopers forced the vehicle to stop. The 3 males bailed from the vehicle. Two of those suspects was taken into custody almost immediately after running towards some ponds, with one running across the 39 Freeway in the area of Southfield Rd across from Lowes Home Improvement in Allen Park, near the ponds. All 3 suspects were taken into custody by responding units from the Michigan State Police, Detroit Police Department and Dearborn PD at around 10:32PM. The weapon used to fire on the officers; described in dispatch audio as an AR15, was also recovered.

Michigan State Police Pit Maneuver

The Southfield Freeway was closed during the investigation.

No officers were injured during the exchange of gunfire. An MSP Trooper did receive ‘bumps and bruises’ during the takedown.

Below is dispatch audio from the Detroit Police Department and the Michigan State Police.

Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

Michigan State Police Dispatch Audio