DPD responding to barricaded gunman on Detroit's west side, suspect has lengthy criminal history

DETROIT - Special response officers have surrounded a Detroit home on the city's west side where a barricaded gunman is held up.

Taking place at a home on the 8000 Block of Ellsworth around 4:45, the scene started after a man was shot in the torso area and was transported to Sinai Grace Hospital. 

Following a delay in notifying police, officers finally responded just before 2 a.m. but were unable to get inside the home. Upon learning that a 13-year-old girl was inside the home, police surrounded the area, which falls near Greenlawn Avenue and Ellsworth Street.

Large police presence around possible barricaded gunman on Detroit’s west side

Several officers responded to a home at Greenlawn and Ellsworth early Thursday morning of reports of a man who shot somebody and was now barricaded inside his home.

The 13-year-old was released from the home and the man taken to the hospital is expected to be okay. However, hostage negotiators and law enforcement armed with high-powered rifles and tactical armor had by then surrounded the house. Neighbors were asked to stay inside their homes.

The suspect apparently has a length criminal history, which includes drugs, robbery,

and assault charges.

We'll update this story as more details come in.