SHELBY TWP., Mich. (WXYZ) — A driver was shot in the leg by a Michigan State Trooper in Bruce Township following a road rage incident in Shelby Township, officials tell us.
It happened around 4 p.m. this afternoon on Van Dyke and 35 Mile in Bruce Township.
Police say the chase itself started in Shelby Township, as deputies with the Macomb County Sheriff ultimately chased a vehicle involved in a felonious assault incident.
The chase went into northern Macomb County.
Lieutenant Mike Shaw with Michigan State Police's second district says a trooper assigned to the Bruce Township area overheard radio traffic about the pursuit.
“When the trooper responded out here you can see the car behind me, that car was in the field, had lost control," said Shaw. "The trooper approached the vehicle, as he was getting out the suspect who was a 31-year-old male from Chesterfield exited the vehicle with a long gun and the trooper fired."
Shaw says the trooper was not injured and the suspect was shot in the leg.
“Right now he has non-life threatening injuries," Shaw added.
This incident is under investigation by the Michigan State Police's Third District Incident Response Team.
“We’re glad that the suspect wasn’t seriously injured, we’re definitely glad that the trooper wasn’t hurt or anybody out here, as you see this is a neighborhood," said Shaw.
This is a developing story. We will update this story as more information becomes available.
