Crime & Safety

Fugitive On The Loose After Shootout In Macomb County: Cops

A fugitive is at large after a shootout with Detroit officers in Macomb County. Police need the public's help finding him.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI β€” A man remains at large after escaping arrest Monday following a police-involved shooting in Harrison Township, police said.

Macomb County Sheriff's deputies arrived around 9:45 a.m. Monday to 16 Mile Road and North Pointe Parkway to find the Detroit-Wayne County Violent Crimes Reduction Task Force attempting to arrest a man and several police vehicles fleeing the scene.

The officers had been trying to pick up Clint Washington, 32, of Harrison Township, on a warrant, police said. Several shots were fired, police said, and Washington ultimately fled on I-94 in a silver Toyota Camry with a Georgia license plate, according to authorities. Police have not said what led to shots being fired.

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Washington is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He has several warrants for his arrest, including a felony warrant out of Detroit, officials said.

Police said they aren't aware of any injuries from the shooting.

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Anyone who sees Washington or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Macomb County deputies at 586-469-5151.

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