Suspects missing, loaded gun found, and sheriff's deputy in hospital after police chase in Detroit
Suspects missing, loaded gun found after chase in Detroit
Police were taken on a chase in Detroit after two people traveling in a white box truck ran a stop sign before speeding off. It led to one deputy crashing into a home and a weapon being recovered after the truck was abandoned.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Two suspects are missing, and a loaded weapon was recovered following a police chase through Detroit Thursday evening.
The carnage from the chase included a hospitalized sheriff's deputy and a damaged home after an officer chasing a white box truck crashed while in pursuit. The officer is expected to be okay, however, the investigation is far from over.
Radio traffic gave a minute-by-minute update into the wild scene, which happened on Detroit's west side.
During a ride-along with Wayne County Sheriff's deputies for a profile on its scout program with Detroit Police, an urgent call came in: deputies were searching for a white truck that was recklessly driving through local neighborhoods.
During the chase, one cop needed to swerve before striking a structure.
"The officer went to avoid hitting other vehicles coming across here on Pilgrim, ended up losing control and swerved into a house," said Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington.
Suspects fled a white box truck after running from police.
No one inside the home was injured. However, the sight of a car crashing into a house was enough to startle its tenants.
"Kind of like a tornado - everything just moving. My friend, we were both in there, so I held onto him like ‘dang, I think he just hit the house’," said one occupant.
The truck was found a few blocks away near Puritan and Braille. It was empty with the doors wide open.
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Neighbors told police that a man and a woman had gotten out of the truck and fled.
"There was a loaded gun outside the van," Washington said. "When they got out the van to run, they dropped the gun. It had a silencer on it."
Investigators spent the rest of the evening canvassing the area in search of the suspects. They remain missing and are targets of investigators.