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Man Critical After Police Shooting in Allen Park as State Police Investigate

Police were responding to a suicide call involving a box cutter, first trying a Taser then a less-lethal round.

Overview

  • Michigan State Police said a Lincoln Park officer shot a 36-year-old man Sunday evening in Allen Park.
  • Lincoln Park officers responded to assist Allen Park police in the 14800 block of Southfield Road near an Arby’s.
  • Officers issued loud commands, deployed a Taser that failed, and fired a less-lethal shotgun round that was also ineffective.
  • Multiple videos reportedly show the man lunging toward officers before gunfire, and the subject was struck in the arm.
  • The man remains in critical condition, no one else was injured, and state troopers are conducting the investigation.