Last Updated: January 17. 2011 11:02PM
Undercover Livonia officer dies in Walled Lake shootout
The Detroit News / The Detroit News

Walled Lake— An undercover Livonia police officer and a suspect were killed Monday night in a shootout involving the investigation of a crime ring, officials said.

The officer, Larry Nehasil, had been tracking suspects believed to be involved in a series of home break-ins in Livonia and other areas, Livonia Police Chief Robert Stevenson said Monday night.

Nehasil was part of the Intelligence Bureau of a multi-jurisdiction task force. He was "marked as a police officer," Stevenson said.

When he confronted one of the suspects near West Maple and Glenwood, gunfire was exchanged and Nehasil and one unidentified suspect were killed; a second suspect, who also was not identified, was taken into custody by Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Walled Lake Police and the Sheriff's Office spent hours investigating the shooting, blocking off parts of the neighborhood of spacious homes and large lawns near the Commerce Township border.

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