Overview
- Officers from Detroit’s Gang Intelligence Unit stopped a Chevrolet Malibu at a McDonald’s at East 7 Mile and Gratiot around 9:42 p.m. Tuesday for an obscured license plate during stepped-up traffic enforcement.
- The female driver consented to a search, but police say the 18-year-old rear-seat passenger resisted removal from the car and became combative.
- Officers deployed a Taser, though its effectiveness was unclear, and the 18-year-old broke free and ran from the vehicle.
- Police say he produced a handgun that was recovered at the scene, and one officer fired a single round that struck him in the upper torso.
- The 18-year-old remains hospitalized in critical condition as officers are interviewed; a name provided by family to media has not been confirmed by police.