Detroit Officer Wounded in Right Hand Learned to Shoot Lefty to Save Career

A man with mental illness, attempting suicide with a knife, turned the weapon on Sanchez.
A man with mental illness, attempting suicide with a knife, turned the weapon on Sanchez.
Taylor, MI, Mayor Tim Woolley has released a statement following the accidental shooting that happened at 5 p.m. on April 24 during an auxiliary police training exercise. The reserve program has been suspended until the investigation is complete.
The civilian was a "role player" in a training scenario when an auxiliary officer in the training fired a shot from his service weapon, hitting the person in the abdomen, state police said.
The suspect can be seen getting out of the passenger seat of a car, holding a handgun with an extended magazine, according to footage from Sgt. Reginald Gee’s body camera that was shown at the news conference.
Investigators say the patrol car was parked on the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Lawrence in Van Buren County while troopers investigated an earlier crash.
The officer got back into his vehicle and followed Sisco until he saw him reach into his pants and pull out a handgun, police said.
After two hours, troopers received a call about a person who had fallen through the ice on a pond about 4.5 miles from the group home. Troopers could hear someone in the water calling for help.
The swan was standing on the shoulder of I-696. The trooper was able to put the animal into a bag and brought it to the MSP post.
The crash occurred about 6 p.m. in Mount Morris Township during Flint Police Capt. Colin Birnie's drive home after the end of his shift.
A northern Michigan police dog rescued a Pennsylvania man who got lost Sunday in a densely wooded area during frigid temperatures.
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