ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A man shot by police in Allen Park during a mental health crisis has pleaded guilty to assault.
The shooting happened at about 5 p.m. on Jan. 4 on Southfield Road, near Roger Avenue.
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Authorities said the shooting stemmed from a report that Steven Strickland, of Lincoln Park, was threatening to harm himself with a box cutter.
When officers arrived at the scene, Strickland allegedly refused officers’ commands to drop the cutter; they first fired a Taser, followed by less-lethal rounds. Police said Strickland approached the officers, one of whom fired shots, hitting Strickland in the arm.
Strickland was taken to a local hospital for his injuries.
A trial was scheduled to begin on June 22. However, Strickland pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. The charge of assaulting a police officer was dismissed.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 15.