Posted: 5:04 a.m. May 3, 2010 | Updated: 6:06 a.m. today
1 Detroit officer dead, 4 wounded after shooting

By AMBER HUNT
Free Press staff writer

One Detroit Police officer is dead and four others are wounded after a shootout on the city's east side this morning.

Spokesman John Roach said officers responded to a 911 call to a vacant house on Schoenherr, where a neighbor said shots had been fired shortly after 3:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they were met with gunfire, Roach said.

The name of the slain officer isn't yet being released. Roach said he was an Eastern District patrol officer with more than 10 years on the force.

The four injured officers are in temporary serious condition at St. John Hospital & Medical Center.

The suspect was arrested at the scene. A .45-caliber handgun, believed to be the crime weapon, was recovered, Roach said.

"At this point, we don't have any solid information that there was anybody else involved," said Roach.

All of the officers shot were patrol officers with the Eastern District, he said.

Come back to freep.com for developments as they are confirmed.

Contact Amber Hunt: 313-223-4526 or alhunt@freepress.com.
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