Inkster suspect shot in trooper-involved shooting after deadly police chase
Video captures Inkster suspect in trooper-involved shooting after crashing car
Video captures the moment a police chase ends when an Inkster suspect ran from his car after crashing into another vehicle. Troopers fired shots, striking him in the lower body.
INKSTER, Mich. (FOX 2) - One person is dead, and a suspect was shot after a search warrant turned into a police chase in Inkster Friday afternoon.
What they're saying:
Michigan State Police say they were executing a search warrant on a home in Inkster as part of an investigation into a homicide. That was when troopers say a man left the home and got into an SUV. He was joined by a female passenger.
Officials say a trooper tried to pull over the suspect when they sped off, starting off a police chase across Inkster. The chase continued onto Parkwood where police say the suspect ran a red light when crossing Oakwood and crashed into another vehicle.
The driver of the car that was hit later died from his injuries.
Officer-involved shooting in Inkster leaves suspect wounded, bystander dead in crash
Michigan State Police were involved in a shooting of a homicide suspect who fled in Inkster. The suspect crashed into an innocent bystander's vehicle, who died.
Dig deeper:
State police said the suspect exited his vehicle and ran a short distance before troopers fired shots, striking him in the lower body. The man was identified as a 19-year-old from Inkster and was taken to a hospital where police say he is expected to recover.
Police found two guns on the suspect.
No one else was injured in the ordeal and an investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, video shot by a neighbor near the scene captured what appears to be three suspects being detained.
