DETROIT (AP) – A Wayne State University police officer who was shot in the head while on patrol near campus has been released from surgery, and authorities said they were interrogating a man about the attack.
The officer was identified as 29-year-old Colin Rose, a five-year veteran of the department who works in the canine unit. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Rose was on duty Tuesday evening when he radioed to say he was investigating possible thefts of navigation systems from cars and SUVs, and was about to speak to someone apparently on a bike.
Officers who arrived on the scene found the officer injured on the ground, Craig said.
Deputy Detroit police chief Steve Dolunt said a man considered “a person of interest” was in custody but that it’s unknown whether he was the shooter. Dolunt said the officer was not shot with his own gun and that police were still looking for the weapon used.
The university’s president, M. Roy Wilson, said Rose was recovering from surgery Tuesday night and that family members were with him but that he still had a tough road ahead of him.