Washington, January 24: A gunman has opened fire inside Detroit Police Department’s sixth precinct station, injuring four police officers, including a commander, authorities say.
Detroit Police chief Ralph Godbee said on Sunday they were treated in Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital and their conditions are not life-threatening, CNN reported.
The shooter, whose identity has been known by the police, walked in the precinct at 4:20 p.m. local time and opened fire at everyone with his pistol grip gunshot, but was killed after officers shot back.
The police chief said they withhold the person’s name until further investigation is conducted to characterize to attacker.
Although the atmosphere at the department was very “sobered” by the shootings, Godbee said he was “just very relieved that it appears all of our officers are going to be OK.”
A police officer was shot in the back at an intersection near El Camino High School in Los Angeles on January 20, but got no severe injuries since he was wearing a bullet-proof vest.
In another incident, sheriff’s deputy Mohamed Ahmed was shot in the face while patrolling with a training officer in City Terrace in East Los Angeles.
——–Agencies