Detroit Cop Shoots, Injures Armed Man During Foot Chase: Police

DETROIT — A Detroit officer shot and injured a man Thursday night, according to police.

The shooting happened at 10:20 p.m. in the area of Kelly and Moross roads on Detroit's east side, police said.

Detroit Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald told reporters that Detroit gang units were investigating the area when they saw a man whom they believed was armed with a gun.

When the officers approached the man, he ran and eventually dropped a gun, Fitzgerald said.

An officer shot the man multiple times when he tried to pick up the gun, Fitzgerald said.

The man did not return fire, Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald said the wounded suspect is in his mid-20s. He was taken to a nearby hospital and in listed in critical condition.

At some point during the chase, Fitzgerald said the man tried to throw his weapon onto the roof of a nearby building. He said Detroit firefighters and police later located the weapon there.

"I wish he would have just dropped the gun and kept running," Fitzgerald said. "Unfortunately, he picked that gun up and turned toward officers. It's not the best thing to do, unfortunately."