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State Police Investigate After Lincoln Park Officer Shoots 36-Year-Old in Allen Park

Investigators are reviewing video showing officers used a Taser then a less-lethal round before shots were fired.

Overview

  • Michigan State Police are leading the probe into an officer-involved shooting on Southfield Road near Dix Highway in Allen Park.
  • Police say officers responded to reports of a suicidal man holding a box cutter to his throat outside the Motor Lodge and 7 Brew area.
  • Allen Park police report a Taser and a less-lethal shotgun round failed to stop the 36-year-old before a Lincoln Park officer shot him in the arm.
  • Bystander cellphone video and dispatch audio captured officers commanding the man to drop the knife moments before gunfire.
  • Authorities say the man is in critical condition and no officers or other civilians were injured.