Cadillac Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Driver Linked to Wexford County Homicide, Police Say

Overview

• A Cadillac officer stopped a vehicle around 4:25 p.m. at Granite and Laurel after it matched a car reportedly stolen during an earlier home invasion and robbery, police said.
• Investigators say the 57-year-old driver produced a firearm and pointed it at the officer, who fired and later the man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
• A female passenger was not injured during the stop and was taken into custody as part of the investigation.
• Deputies separately found an adult male dead in the Wexford County home, and investigators say the driver who died appears to be the same person suspected in that homicide.
• Michigan State Police are leading inquiries into the homicide and the officer-involved shooting, the officer is on leave, and no additional suspects are believed to be at large.