FOX 2 - A Detroit police officer and a suspect have both been shot and killed near Joy Road and Marlowe Street Wednesday night.
Police were responding to reports of the suspect shooting indiscriminately, using a Draco assault rifle - and the officer who was fatally wounded was among the first to the scene.
His partner returned fire and fatally shot the suspect."It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform our department and our community that we lost a hero today," said Detroit Police Chief James White. "Our officers are heartbroken."White said the officer is not being named yet as family members are notified and that the investigation is active. "The suspect took fire as well after he shot our officer," White said. "He shot one of our officers, he killed one of our heroes.
I've got a family that is grieving. This did not have to happen. How do you tell a mom and a child what I just had to tell them.