GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Grand Haven police shot and killed an armed suicidal man Sunday morning.
According to the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety (GHDPS), two officers responded to a report of a suicidal man at Trinity Grand Haven Hospital at around 4:30 a.m.
When they arrived, a 66-year-old man from Grand Haven was found in the hospital parking lot, armed with a rifle.
GHDPS says that as the officers tried to intervene, the man was shot and killed.
Both officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure for these types of incidents, and the investigation was turned over to Michigan State Police.
“Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased, and all who were involved in this incident,” said Grand Haven Public Safety director Jeff Hawke.
In a statement, Trinity Health said:
"In coordination with local authorities, the Trinity Health Grand Haven hospital campus was placed on a temporary lockdown shortly after 5 a.m. this morning while police responded to a situation. The situation is now resolved and the hospital has re-opened. All patients, visitors and colleagues are safe and unharmed. Questions seeking details about this morning’s event should be directed to local police authorities."
Neighbors who spoke with FOX 17 said that they heard multiple rounds go off.
“I heard like a rattling rifle shot,” said John Hall, who lives near Grand and Wisconsin Avenues. “I thought, 'Fireworks, this late? I hope not,' but then I thought more of it and then 15 minutes later or so, I see bubble lights on the police cars and outside there's a four or five police cars down the street. They were putting tape up.”
Hall, who has lived in his house for 59 years, says that despite being near the hospital and a busy street, it’s a relatively quiet neighborhood. He hopes something like the shooting never happens again.
“It’s terrible. It's a sad situation,” said Hall. “Our prayers are for the family and for the police involved because it's heavy on them.”
