Police: Off-duty cop shoots man during carjack attempt
Alleged attacker is in critical; Officer placed on desk duty
December 1, 2002
By BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
An off-duty Detroit police officer shot a man six times after an attempted carjacking Saturday on the city's east side, police said.
The alleged carjacker was in critical condition Saturday night at Detroit Receiving Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, police said.
The officer, who works in the vice section, told investigators he was at a stop sign at Irvington and East State Fair at 6 p.m. when a man knocked on the window of his Ford Explorer with a 9mm handgun, said Officer Thaxon Hill, a police spokesman.
The officer fired his department-issued gun through the vehicle's window and struck the alleged carjacker six times, Hill said. The officer held the suspect in custody until officers from the 11th (Gratiot) Precinct arrived.
Police also located the 9mm gun allegedly used to threaten the officer, according to Hill.
Hill was uncertain how long the officer, whose name was not released, has been on the job.
"His supervisor was at the scene and said he's a great officer," Hill said.
Hill said he is uncertain whether the shooting victim will survive.
Detroit Police will conduct internal and criminal investigations of the shooting, which is standard procedure. The officer will also be placed on desk duty, while the the shooting is under investigation.
The shooting comes two days after an off-duty Detroit Police officer was shot at Club Med on the city's east side. That officer is expected to make a full recovery.
The police department does not keep a tally of off-duty shootings, but a Free Press review of news articles indicates this is at least the fourth shooting involving off-duty Detroit officers this year.
On July 28, an off-duty officer shot and killed a man during an alleged robbery on Oakfield when four men allegedly approached his car and announced a holdup. On Aug 22., two off-duty Detroit officers shot and killed a man on I-94 during a shoot-out in Harper Woods. On Oct. 1, an off-duty Detroit police sergeant shot and killed a 37-year-old man outside of HB's Hide-A-Way Lounge on West Grand River.
The Detroit Police Department has a policy requiring off-duty officers to carry their weapons except when they are in church, on vacation or participating in sporting events.
Contact BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com.
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Alleged attacker is in critical; Officer placed on desk duty
December 1, 2002
By BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
An off-duty Detroit police officer shot a man six times after an attempted carjacking Saturday on the city's east side, police said.
The alleged carjacker was in critical condition Saturday night at Detroit Receiving Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, police said.
The officer, who works in the vice section, told investigators he was at a stop sign at Irvington and East State Fair at 6 p.m. when a man knocked on the window of his Ford Explorer with a 9mm handgun, said Officer Thaxon Hill, a police spokesman.
The officer fired his department-issued gun through the vehicle's window and struck the alleged carjacker six times, Hill said. The officer held the suspect in custody until officers from the 11th (Gratiot) Precinct arrived.
Police also located the 9mm gun allegedly used to threaten the officer, according to Hill.
Hill was uncertain how long the officer, whose name was not released, has been on the job.
"His supervisor was at the scene and said he's a great officer," Hill said.
Hill said he is uncertain whether the shooting victim will survive.
Detroit Police will conduct internal and criminal investigations of the shooting, which is standard procedure. The officer will also be placed on desk duty, while the the shooting is under investigation.
The shooting comes two days after an off-duty Detroit Police officer was shot at Club Med on the city's east side. That officer is expected to make a full recovery.
The police department does not keep a tally of off-duty shootings, but a Free Press review of news articles indicates this is at least the fourth shooting involving off-duty Detroit officers this year.
On July 28, an off-duty officer shot and killed a man during an alleged robbery on Oakfield when four men allegedly approached his car and announced a holdup. On Aug 22., two off-duty Detroit officers shot and killed a man on I-94 during a shoot-out in Harper Woods. On Oct. 1, an off-duty Detroit police sergeant shot and killed a 37-year-old man outside of HB's Hide-A-Way Lounge on West Grand River.
The Detroit Police Department has a policy requiring off-duty officers to carry their weapons except when they are in church, on vacation or participating in sporting events.
Contact BEN SCHMITT at 313-222-6597 or schmitt@freepress.com.
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