OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A man has died after a police chase ended in a shooting in Waterford Township Thursday night.
Michigan State Police said troopers found a car wanted for fleeing police stopped along a road near Deer Path Trail and Rookery Boulevard at around 9:30 p.m. on May 14.
When troopers tried to talk to the driver, a 60-year-old Oakland County man, he drove away. Police chased after him, where the man eventually drove off the road and crashed into a tree near Trillium Lane and Williams Lake Road. The car stopped in a low marshy area.
Police said troopers and Waterford Township officers tried to contact the driver again, but saw he raised a handgun. Police tried to get him to throw the gun out of the car, but the man allegedly refused to comply and pointed the gun at an officer.
Several shots were then fired. The man died at the scene.
No troopers or officers were injured.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to process and investigate the shooting. The officers and troopers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues, per policy.
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