Detroit-area officer fatally shoots man in police station lobby after the man pointed a gun at the officer
No one else was injured, MI police station's lobby will remain closed to the public during the investigation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A suburban Detroit police officer fatally shot a man Sunday in a police station lobby after he pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the officer and attempted to fire the weapon, police said.
The Dearborn officer fired multiple rounds, striking the man, about 3:30 p.m. ET during the confrontation, which began as the officer was sitting behind the desk in the front lobby of the Dearborn Police Station.
The 33-year-old man was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The man's name was not immediately released by authorities.
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No one else was injured and police said the station's lobby remains closed to the public during the initial shooting investigation.
A suburban Detroit police officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at the officer in the police station lobby.
Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting in Dearborn, which is located west of Detroit in Wayne County.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police Chief Issa Shahin said authorities hope to provide answers to the "many questions" about the shooting in the coming days, WXYZ-TV reported.
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"What I want to make very clear is that I extend my sincerest condolences to the individual who lost his life here," Shahin said.