A Michigan man accused of shooting his brother Wednesday led multiple law enforcement agencies on a chase, throwing explosives at pursuing officers and shooting a sergeant before being fatally shot, authorities said.
The incident began at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when the suspect, who was not immediately identified, allegedly shot his brother in Lenawee County. The suspect fled, and the 34-year-old victim was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
At around 5:09 p.m. The Lenawee County Sheriff's Office alerted Jackson County Central Dispatch that the suspect's vehicle, a maroon van, was tracked into Jackson County. Jackson Police Department Officers spotted the suspect vehicle on the 1000 block of Cooper Street in Jackson and began coordinating with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to apprehend the suspect.
When authorities approached the suspect vehicle, the suspect fled at a high rate of speed, prompting officers and deputies to pursue. "Within the first minute of the pursuit," the suspect began firing at pursuing authorities, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Jackson Police Department said in a joint news release.
Multiple shots were fired and "several vehicles and homes were shot during the course of the pursuit," but no civilians were injured, authorities said.
At around 5:41 p.m., a sergeant from the Jackson Police Department was shot by the suspect at the intersection of Van Dorn and Elizabeth Street in Jackson. The bullet went through his arm and into his body, and he was transported to Henry Ford Hospital by a sheriff's deputy, where he was listed in good condition.
Officers and deputies ultimately converged on the suspect, and multiple shots were fired during his apprehension. The suspect was shot and transported to Henry Ford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Michigan State Police were called in to investigate, and they discovered "numerous pipe bombs" in the suspect vehicle.
"It is believed that the suspect may have thrown these [pipe bombs] out of the vehicle during the pursuit as there were explosions along with gunfire," state police wrote alongside a photo on social media. "If you see these items do not pick them up. Contact 911 so that the appropriate personnel can be dispatched to handle the items."
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to contact Michigan State Police at 517-322-1907.
--With reporting by TMX
