DEARBORN, Mich. ā A man was shot and killed by police early Saturday after officers noticed a fire at a Dearborn mosque, authorities said.
The armed man fled from the Al-Huda Islamic Association in Dearborn and fired at police before he was killed just across the city border in Detroit, police said.
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Police said he refused orders to drop his weapon. No officers were injured.
āThis was a tragic incident for our faith community and the Dearborn community overall that unfortunately led to a loss of life," Chief Issa Shahin said.
State police and Detroit police will investigate, Shahin said.
Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said the man may have been āexperiencing a mental health crisis at the time.ā
Hammoud said investigators do not believe that other worship places were at risk. Dearborn has one of the largest Arab-American populations in the U.S.