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Related: About this forumPolice seek motive of man who shot at officers inside Southfield Police Department
Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins said it's unclear why a 64-year-old Southfield man entered the police station today, shooting an officer before he was shot dead.
Hawkins said his officers followed protocol when the man tried first to shoot at an officer behind protective glass at the station lobby, then fired on other responding officers, shooting one in the shoulder. That officer, a 50-yearold sergeant with 25 years as a Southfield police officer, was taken with the suspect to Providence Hospital.
The shooter was shot multiple times and died at the hospital, said Hawkins during a news conference. The officer is expected to survive.
"We always try to resolve these incidents non-violently if we can," said Hawkins. "However, the use of force was unavoidable in this circumstance."
http://www.freep.com/article/20121111/NEWS03/121111028/Southfield-Police-Department-shot-today-Providence-Hospital?odyssey=nav|head
Hawkins said his officers followed protocol when the man tried first to shoot at an officer behind protective glass at the station lobby, then fired on other responding officers, shooting one in the shoulder. That officer, a 50-yearold sergeant with 25 years as a Southfield police officer, was taken with the suspect to Providence Hospital.
The shooter was shot multiple times and died at the hospital, said Hawkins during a news conference. The officer is expected to survive.
"We always try to resolve these incidents non-violently if we can," said Hawkins. "However, the use of force was unavoidable in this circumstance."
http://www.freep.com/article/20121111/NEWS03/121111028/Southfield-Police-Department-shot-today-Providence-Hospital?odyssey=nav|head
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Police seek motive of man who shot at officers inside Southfield Police Department (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Nov 2012
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glacierbay
(2,477 posts)1. Sounds like suicide by cop
I'm just speculating here but, he may have wanted to kill himself but didn't have the guts to do it himself so he had the cops do it for him.
Prayers and quick recovery for the wounded officer.
GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)3. Sounds like it to me too. N/T
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)2. SBC. What is the purpose of this posting? nt