GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man who officials say pointed a gun at police is expected to survive after being shot by officers with the Grand Rapids Police Department.
The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Forrester Street SE and Bonita.
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Grand Rapids police say two officers were responding to a call of a person breaking into cars.
When officers arrived on scene, GRPD says the suspect ran. Officers chased the man for a short time before they say he stopped and pointed a gun at officers.
According to GRPD, both officers fired at the suspect, hitting him multiple times.
At this time, it's unclear if the suspect fired any shots.
GRPD Chief Winstrom says the suspect’s gun was recovered on the scene.
The man was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. Police say the adult male is expected to survive his injuries.
It’s not yet clear how many years the officers have been with the department, but neither of them had been involved in an officer-involved shooting before. Chief Winstrom said he called them afterward and they were seriously shaken up.
Unlike some officer-involved shootings that GRPD has been involved with, both of the officers’ body cams were on and were recording, as well as the dash cam in the police cruiser. The chief says he hopes to get that video out to the public soon.
In the meantime, Chief Winstrom says he doesn’t believe this is tied to the recent “Kia boys” break-ins and that the man did act alone.
Michigan State Police will now take over the investigation, which is standard policy in cases of officer-involved shootings.
Both officers have been placed on critical incident leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Police are asking anyone with additional information or video to contact the Michigan State Police at (616) 866-6660 or Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345.
