Suspect Shot Dead By Victim
Detroit’s North End: Detroit Police Homicide is investigating a fatal shooting in the 8400 block of Oakland Ave. DPD received reports a person being robbed had shot the suspect during the attempt.
Arriving officers found the suspect with a gunshot wound to the neck. Initial reports indicated a vehicle connected to the shooting was being sought, but those reports may be in error or a completely different shooting.
Reports indicate the suspect attempted to rob a person and that person shot the suspect, killing him. The suspect in this case was conveyed by DEMS Medic 8 and was later pronounced deceased. DPD Homicide and DPD Evidence/Foresic technicians are currently processing the scene.
Update: At 11:39PM Wednesday, Detroit Fire’s 1st & 5th Battalions responded to a commercial structure fire near the scene of this shooting. Detroit Police were dispatched to the scene shortly before the box alarm was sounded due to a possible crowd and large group near Oakland Blvd & Mt Vernon, just south of the shooting/fire scene.