DETROIT – Detroit police said a man used a gun when trying to fend off a carjacker Monday night on the city's west side.
Police said the 42-year-old man was carjacked by a 19-year-old man at a gas station at 6 Mile and Evergreen roads. The man had a gun permit, police said, and fired his weapon at the carjacker.
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The younger man fled in the man's Yukon Denali while the victim fired shots at him, police said.
The carjacker was killed when he drove the Denali into a tree about two blocks away from the gas station, police said. The sports utility vehicle flipped on its roof.
Police said they were not sure if the 19-year-old died from gunshot wounds or injuries suffered from the crash.
The initial victim of the carjacking became a suspect in a murder investigation, police said.
He was arrested and was in police custody Monday night.
Police said they were planning to submit the case to the Wayne County prosecutor's office.
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