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DETROIT – Two people are in custody after an undercover Michigan State Police trooper was shot overnight in Detroit, officials said.
The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 27) in the 14000 block of Riverview Street on the city’s west side.
An undercover narcotics officer who has been on the force for 10 years was in the area when shots were fired by an unknown person. The trooper was struck in the body by gunfire.
He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to authorities.
DETROIT – Two people are in custody after an undercover Michigan State Police trooper was shot overnight in Detroit, officials said.
The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 27) in the 14000 block of Riverview Street on the city’s west side.
An undercover narcotics officer who has been on the force for 10 years was in the area when shots were fired by an unknown person. The trooper was struck in the body by gunfire.
He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to authorities.
Frankly I'm surprised this doesn't happen more frequently. Anyone who's spent a shift or two parked on a residential street in a bombed out neighborhood waiting for S1 to emerge and meet with S2, it doesn't take long before a stranger in a strange vehicle is getting some unwanted attention....
True story: shortly after I retired, I applied for a surveillance job with a private security company who had big dollar worker comp fraud contracts with local utility and manufacturing companies. You know, sitting parked for hours with an iPhone waiting for some guy who supposedly is out with Covid or injury leave his home to mow his lawn or go bowling and get it on tape. The pay was double most private security jobs but there was a rider: no firearms allowed while on surveillance. "Don't worry", said the VP of the company, a retired police chief. "These assignments are people with good jobs who live in decent neighborhoods. Plus we don't want to pay the insurance premiums of you being armed."
The next day, my first day on the job, I parked in a neighborhood which resembled Beirut circa 1985. For every intact house, two were burned or boarded up and the plywood covered in gang tags. I took a photo the six sided stars and pitchforks and emailed the VP. "I don't think you would sit for a minute in this neighborhood without your firearm and neither will I. I resign effective immediately." He didn't respond.
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