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Two shot in officer-involved shooting at Detroit party store, no officers injured

Posted at 9:46 PM, Apr 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-06 22:11:01-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Two people are in critical condition following a double-shooting involving Detroit police officers Saturday night.

The shooting happened at the 7-Tel Party Store on West Seven Mile Road shortly after 7 p.m. Roughly 10-15 shots were exchanged, and both suspects were hit by bullets. No officers were injured.

We're told two officers responded just after 7 p.m. after getting a call about a man armed with a gun, waving it around. The officers told the two suspects to show their hands, and it appeared they were intoxicated.

That led to a shootout with the 10-15 shots were exchanged.

Detroit Police collected the weapons. The shooting response team is now investigating.

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