A 60-year-old man is in custody after shooting two Detroit police officers near Tillman and Ash streets on the city’s west side.
Raymond Durham was taken into custody near Michigan Avenue and Vinewood Street after police exchanged shots with him.
Detroit police Chief James Craig said two officers were near the area where Sgt. Collin Rose was fatally shot doing an investigation related to Rose’s murder. They said they saw Durham near a known drug house location and walked over to him.
Tthey say he pulled a gun out of his pocket and fired shots at both officers.
One of the officers was shot in the ankle and twice in the upper torso. He was wearing protective body armor that police believe saved his life, Craig said.
The other officer was shot in the neck.
Durham was shot in a leg.
Both officers were taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital by police. One is a 20-year veteran at the Detroit Police Department and the other is a four-year veteran. Both are expected to recover.
Durham fled on foot.
He was captured after officers found him a few blocks away hiding in some weeds in a field with a gun in his waistband.
When police approached him with guns drawn, Dunham gave up.