ROSEVILLE, Mich. — The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released body camera and surveillance footage showing a man ramming a Roseville Police cruiser and getting out of his car armed with a knife, WXYZ reported.
Surveillance footage shows a vehicle pulling up to the curb behind an unoccupied cruiser. The suspect appeared to practice ramming the car, pulling up to it and lightly tapping it before backing away at least 40 feet.
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Two minutes later, multiple officers can be seen exiting the police station, including one who climbed into the cruiser. Moments later, the video shows the suspect vehicle gaining speed and ramming into the back of the cruiser.
“Guys, this guy just rammed me,” the officer is captured saying on body camera footage.
Other officers in cruisers then blocked in the vehicle.
“Stay right there, put the car in park,” officers can be heard telling the man.
Video then shows the man pulling out a knife. Officers backed away from the vehicle and instructed the suspect to drop the knife.
The suspect then opened the car door and stepped out of the vehicle, still holding the knife.
Video then shows him approaching officers behind the vehicle, prompting them to fire shots.
The suspect remains hospitalized in critical condition and is under guard by deputies, according to the report. His identity has not been publicly released, and he has not yet been arraigned. Felony charges have been authorized by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.
Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said the officers were justified in the shooting.
“They acted within their training, within their policies and procedures, and they all went home that night,” he said during a press conference.
