Authorities investigating officer-involved shooting in Shelby Township
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Shelby Township.
At 6:23 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, officers responded to the 45000 block of Utica Green at the Shelby Oaks Apartments after receiving a domestic violence complaint.
When the officers arrived, the suspect, who was armed with a knife, confronted them and refused orders to drop the knife.
Shelby Township police say the suspect then charged at the officers and was shot. The officers administered aid to the suspect, and then he was taken to a local hospital.
No officers were injured during this incident, and there is no threat to the community.
Police say no other information will be released until the Macomb County Sheriff's Office investigation is complete.