Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Police with Mower Blade Dies

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A Wayne County teenager who was shot by police after he attacked officers with a lawnmower blade has died, Michigan State Police said.

The teen was shot by a Trenton police officer about 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2800 block of Long Meadow Drive, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was highly agitated and attacked the officers with the makeshift weapon, Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said.

The teen, who has been identified as Kyle Baker, died around 4 a.m. Friday at Oakwood Southshore Hospital in Trenton. The News-Herald said Baker died of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.

WJBK-TV reports Baker, 18, was sent him from from Trenton High School earlier in the day Thursday. A classmate and neighbor, Richard Lavigne, said Baker was “causing a disturbance, so they asked him to go home.”

He was on schedule to graduate from the school next month.

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Neighbors told police Baker was acting strangely and they suspected he was under the influence of drugs, WWJ/CBS Detroit reports.

Lavigne said six officers responded to the the home, but he was listening to music and didn’t hear the disturbance or a gunshot.

Trenton Police Chief Steven Voss said officers tried to subdue the suspect with a stun gun, then one of the officers shot him. The officer sustained some minor injuries in the fracas, and is recovering at home, according to reports.

Michigan State Police are continuing the investigation at the request of Trenton police “to ensure no impropriety,” Shaw told the Free Press.

On Twitter, friends and others are using the #RIPKyle hash tag to remember Baker.