Crime & Safety
Overnight Police Standoff in Dearborn Heights Ends
The incident reportedly began with a robbery and non-fatal shooting.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI — An overnight standoff with police in Dearborn Heights appears to have ended peacefully with four people in custody, according to media reports.
Police were apparently pursuing a suspect in a robbery and non-fatal shooting when he entered a home on River Rouge Drive near Annapolis and Colgate and held police at bay, WXYZ-TV reported.
The area was blocked off, and a SWAT team used a battering ram to break in. The suspects reportedly surrendered around 7:45 a.m.
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Multiple agencies responded to the incident.
4 men confirmed in custody in Dearborn Heights stand off. Unclear how many more remain inside Annapolis St. Home. pic.twitter.com/h9YXSREnKM
— Shelley Childers (@ShelleyChilders) August 4, 2016
Neighbor says four people surrendered. Dearborn Heights police used battering ram on door, now in house pic.twitter.com/9Jfc96CaEE
— Robert Allen (@rallenMI) August 4, 2016
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