Person of Interest in Wayne State Police Officer's Ambush in Custody (Updated)

Updated at 10:05 p.m. DETROIT, MI — A Wayne State University police officer was critically injured when he was shot in the head around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to a Detroit hospital while authorities swarmed the area where the ambush-style attack took place before taking the accused shooter into custody, according to multiple media reports.

The Detroit Police Department earlier named Deangelo Davis as a person of interest in the case.

The officer, who hasn't ben named, was in "very critical condition" Tuesday night, Wayne State Police Chief Anthony Holt said during a news conference with Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson.

The officer was on duty, but was patrolling off campus in the vicinity of Lincoln and Brainard when he was shot. According to the Detroit Free Press, the officer had responded to 911 complaint at an apartment bulding in the area after the manager, Betty Evans, had an argument with a man on a bicycle who wouldn't leave. Evans said she witnessed the shooting.

“It's very troubling,” Detroit Police Chief James Craig told WDIV-TV. “It's a sad day, and we're just hoping for his recovery.”

Detroit Police Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt told WWJ the officer was shot once in the head.

“Right now we have an officer who has been shot — he was doing a stop of an individual on a bicycle, he was shot once in the head …. He was conveyed to Detroit Receiving Hospital and we are praying for the officer,” Dolunt said.

The suspect took the officer's gun, but it was later recovered, authorities said.

Photo via Detroit Police Department