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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/13/2024
Location : 19000 block of Yonka Street
City : Detroit
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 13, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Detroit Police Department officers attempted to contact a male individual wanted for a violent felony at a residence in the 19000 block of Yonka Street in Detroit. The individual locked himself inside the home. Police escalated a prolonged standoff. Police negotiators tried to establish communication.
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At around 8:00 p.m., officers entered the residence and discovered the man deceased on the second floor from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. It is believed he shot himself during the stress of the standoff with police.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 1 fatality: Male individual (identity not disclosed)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dpd-felony-suspect-kills-self-after-stand-off-with-police
