NEW HAVEN, Mich. (WXYZ) — A man who allegedly charged law enforcement was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in New Haven on Thursday afternoon, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said they were notified of a suspect wanted in connection with a felonious assault and fleeing and eluding by the Chesterfield Township Police Department. He was believed to be in an altered mental state, police say.
Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below:
Around 12:02 p.m., the sheriff’s office said its deputies stopped the suspect at the intersection of 26 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue, but that the suspect would not comply with commands and backed his vehicle into a patrol motorcycle. Officials said a deputy fired during that encounter.
After the suspect left the scene, deputies started a pursuit. The sheriff’s office said the suspect stopped his vehicle a short time later and got out armed with a weapon.
According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect then charged towards deputies and was shot and killed by one of the deputies.
Watch Chopper 7 over the scene below:
"I could see the cop, or the deputy, down and he had his car door open and he was aiming his weapon. By the time we got to the back end of my vehicle, we heard one pop and then we just took off," said Anna Schwarz, who witnessed the incident.
The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation has now been turned over to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
