TRAGIC: Two Detroit Cops Shot By Scared Resident During Burglary Call

By Bob Owens

An apparently panicked resident shot and wounded two relatively inexperienced Detroit police officers Sunday night in what may have been a case of poor communication and abject fear.

Two Detroit police officers who went to a home to investigate a burglary call late Sunday were wounded in a shooting when they approached the location, the city police chief said.

A 19-year-old man inside the home fired a shotgun because he might have feared for the “safety of his family,” Police Chief James Craig told reporters early Monday.

The man and his family had called 911 at least three times on Sunday before the shooting. The incident took place about 11:45 p.m. on Detroit’s west side.

One officer remains in critical condition at a local hospital after a bullet struck him in the face, Craig said.

The other officer suffered a shrapnel wound to his left arm and will be released from the hospital Monday, he said.

The officers approached the home and attempted to make contact with residents by knocking on the front door. The 19-year-old, clearly afraid and unaware of the identities of the men on the front porch, discharged a single shotgun blast through a window near the front porch and hit both …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms