DETROIT – Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Barry Holley Washington, 45, in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a Detroit police officer.
The incident occurred on Thursday (Jan. 11) at 11:15 p.m. when officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 12900 block of Burt Street in Detroit for a shooting.
Upon their arrival, officers located Washington on the second floor of the apartment building.
During the officers’ encounter with the Detroit native, it is alleged that the 45-year-old produced and fired a shotgun at the officers.
Gunfire was exchanged between officers and Washington, and one officer was struck in the arm.
Medics arrived on the scene and transported the injured officer to a Metro Detroit hospital for treatment. He has since been released from the hospital.
Washington, on the other hand, did not sustain gunshot wounds.
The 45-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder, one count of discharge of a firearm in a building, and three counts of felony firearm.
He was charged on Sunday (Jan. 14) in 36th District Court and given a $100,000 cash bond with a GPS tether and house arrest.
A bond re-determination hearing is scheduled for Wednesday (Jan. 17) at 9 a.m.
The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for Monday (Jan. 22) at 8:30 a.m.
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