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A Grand Rapids man is in stable condition after police shot him in Howell Township Tuesday morning.
According to tweets from the Michigan State Police, officers were in the area of Milett Road between Layton Road and Marketplace Drive looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a stolen vehicle following a traffic crash early Tuesday morning.
A state trooper located a 20-year-old Grand Rapids man who matched the suspect s description, according to a state police Twitter post.
Police said the incident took place around 9:45 a.m.
The man was armed and showed a gun when the trooper shot him, according to Michigan State Police Public Information Officer Lt. Brian Oleksyk. The man was transported to a local hospital and is stable condition, he said.
A 20-year-old man was shot by a Michigan State Police trooper Tuesday in Livingston County, officials said.
The county sheriff s office had been seeking a suspect they linked to two stolen vehicles found crashed near Milett Road in Howell Township between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. A man s identification was believed to have been inside one of the vehicles, state police said in a statement.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to search for him. About 9:45 a.m., a state police detective trooper spotted a man matching his description walking on Milett near North Burkhart, according to the release. The subject was armed with a firearm, and following a brief encounter with the detective trooper, the suspect was shot, state police said.
April 13, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Michigan State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Howell Township, near the Tanger Outlet Center.
Michigan State Police Public Information Officer, Lt. Brian Oleksyk says that the Livingston County Sheriffâs Office was investigating an incident involving a stolen car resulting in a crash this morning on Milett Road, south of I-96, across from the outlet mall.
A Detective Trooper was in the area assisting in the search when the officer confronted a 20-year-old Grand Rapids-area resident who matched the suspectâs description. The suspect reportedly showed a weapon, at which point the MSP Detective shot the individual. The trooper then rendered first aid. The suspect was transported to U of M Hospital in Ann Arbor and was last reported to be in stable condition.