DETROIT – In a violence-weary city where every run can put police in danger, even this news was stunning: A gunman walked into a police precinct Sunday afternoon and opened fire with a shotgun, wounding four officers before return gunfire took his life.
After earlier coming into the 6th Precinct on the city’s northwest side, a 38-year-old gunman returned about 4:30 p.m. and shot Cmdr. Brian Davis, in charge of the precinct, in the hand and side. Davis underwent surgery Sunday evening, a police source said. He was in critical condition.
Officer David Anderson was shot in the head but was reportedly alert and talking and moving his limbs. Sgt. Ray Saati was also struck, as was an unidentified female sergeant. She was hit in the chest but was wearing a bulletproof vest. She was treated and released.
“Incidents like this are very sobering and remind us how vulnerable we all are,” said Police Chief Ralph Godbee during a press conference at Sinai Grace Hospital, where the victims were taken. “We have a lot of people that are shaken up.”