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Police Kill Armed 37-Year-Old in Trenton After Overnight Vehicle Tracking

State police have opened an independent investigation into the officer-involved shooting.

Overview

  • Trenton police said an armed suspect was fatally shot around 3 a.m. near an apartment complex on Van Horn Road.
  • The man, 37, was linked by an alert to a possible fatal shooting reported in Inkster earlier in the night.
  • Investigators said the suspect fled that scene in a 2022 gray Ford Edge that was tracked to Trenton.
  • A 2:45 a.m. message to area departments located the vehicle at 3700 Van Horn Road, where officers confronted the suspect.
  • No officers were injured, and the Michigan State Police Second District Special Investigation Section is now leading the case.