The suspects were spotted by police firing shots from their vehicle. When Detroit police attempted to pull them over, they fled and tried to elude police, said Cmdr. Darin Szilagy.
“With our civilian population, we really push avoid being a target. Deny the suspect or assailant from getting entry. fight if you have to," he said. "We really encourage everyone to get out of the location. Barricade doors. We are trained for Detroit’s worst day. We hope it never comes.“
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Saturday was the fourth time in seven days that suspects had fired shots at officers.
“It’s a very dangerous, dangerous time for police officers across this country and particularly here in the city of Detroit,” said Detroit Police Commander Darin Szilagy.
According to authorities, just after 5 a.m. Saturday, officers witnessed a car back into another vehicle near the intersection of Winthrop Street and Davison and flee the scene.
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“At that point, the officers attempted to pull the vehicle over to no avail. The car continued to drive away from the officers,” said Detroit Police Commander Darrell Patterson. “A few moments later, someone from the passenger side of the Black LeSabre that they were following, ended up firing shots out of the window at the officers.”