Overview
- The Macomb County Sheriff's Office closed its investigation and said the use of deadly force complied with state law and departmental procedures.
- Surveillance and body‑camera footage show the driver circling the lot, tapping the cruiser in a dry run, ramming a marked SUV with an officer inside, and exiting with a knife as officers ordered him to drop it.
- Two officers fired seven shots, striking the 36-year-old suspect six times, according to Sheriff Anthony Wickersham.
- The suspect remains hospitalized in critical condition under guard and has not been arraigned on felony charges authorized by the prosecutor.
- Prosecutors authorized counts including two assaults with a dangerous weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, and malicious destruction of police property, and the involved officers are set to return to duty.