A motorist attacked Wednesday afternoon by a man with a golf club fired back in self-defense, according to police .

A Michigan Department of Corrections parole officer exchanged heated words with a driver and his two female passengers near the northbound Lodge service drive at Euclid on Detroit's west side, according to police.

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When the parole officer stopped at a traffic light, the man in the other car attacked him with a golf club and the two women used Club-like anti-security devices to smash out the windows of the officer's truck.

"He was being assaulted in a violent fashion by these people," said Cmdr. Craig Schwartz, of the Detroit Police Department. "They actually did strike him, causing injury to his head."

Police said during the altercation, the parole officer pulled out his registered firearm and fired a shot at the man.

The man was taken to Henry Ford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Local 4 Safety Expert Ike McKinnon said called the incident a clear-cut case of self-defense.

McKinnon said the golf club and other devices used in the attack against the officer could be considered deadly weapons.

"That's a weapon. Depending on how it's swung, you could lose your life," McKinnon said.

McKinnon said that anytime a person feels their life is in immediate danger, they are justified in protecting themselves.