LONG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A wanted felon was shot by police in Michigan after he fled a traffic stop and crashed into a ditch, authorities said.
Michigan State Police said this happened around 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Alpena and Presque Isle counties -- in the northeastern Lower Peninsula.
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Deputies from the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a pickup truck near Rogers City. The 33-year-old man driving the pickup was a known wanted felon, state police said.
The man fled, sparking a chase, according to authorities. The chase went into Alpena County and ended when the pickup trucked into a ditch off of M-65 near Leer Road in Long Rapids Township.
When the man got out, police said he was holding a gun. Deputies shot him and then provided aid at the scene.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he’s stable.
No deputies were injured, according to Michigan State Police.
The investigation is ongoing.