DETROIT — A Detroit officer and a suspect, who police said was "indiscriminately" firing, were fatally shot Wednesday night near Joy Road and Marlowe Street on the city's west side, Detroit police Chief James White said.
"It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform our department and our community that we lost one of our heroes today," said White, speaking outside of Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. "Very sad and tragic event. And I just ask that we respect the fact that this is an active investigation. Family members still need to be notified. (There's) so this much information that we cannot share with you right now."
The officer was a five-year veteran with the department, White said. He "comes from a long history of law enforcement officers." The officer's father, White said, recently retired from the department.
