By Police1 Staff
DETROIT — One officer was shot and another officer was injured Sunday while responding to reports of a burglary.
According to WXYZ, a 19-year-old man fired a shotgun at the officers as they checked out the man’s home. One officer was shot in the face. The other officer was injured by flying glass.
Police Chief James Craig said it appears the shooter feared for the safety of his family, according to the Detroit Free Press. The man’s mother and 14-year-old brother were also in the house at the time of the incident. All three were detained after the shooting.
The 19-year-old is remorseful and hopes the officers are OK, according to the report. The officers were in full uniform at the time of the incident. MLive reported that the man may face charges, but investigators must determine if he reasonably believed he was facing an “imminent threat.”
The officer injured by glass was treated and released. The other officer, who was hit in the face by two shell pellets, is in critical, but stable condition and is expected to recover.
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