The Metropolis of Jackson’s director of Police and Hearth Service Elmer Hitt, Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette, Lenawee County Sheriff Troy Bevier and Michigan State Police Lieutenant Rene Gonzalez are scheduled to talk.
“The actions of officers that day were nothing but heroic and extraordinary,” mentioned Elmer Hitt, Metropolis of Jackson director of Police and Hearth Service throughout the convention.
New video from lethal police taking pictures and chase in Jackson
The chase started round 4:30 p.m. when regulation enforcement mentioned Jacob Austin Hikes, 31, shot his brother in Lenawee County. The suspect was discovered utilizing a monitoring gadget. Officers then positioned the suspect’s automotive, a maroon-colored van, on the 1000 block of Cooper Avenue on the east aspect of Jackson.
The Jackson County Workplace of the Sheriff/ WLNS
Deputies say the suspect led the police on a high-speed chase and a number of photographs had been fired. Police say a number of houses and vehicles had been shot throughout the police chase however there have been no reviews of any accidents from bystanders.
Jackson Police patrol automotive with bullet holes after a lethal police taking pictures and chase in Jackson. (Jackson PD)
Jackson Police patrol automotive with bullet holes after a lethal police taking pictures and chase in Jackson. (Jackson PD)
Officers reported the suspect was additionally throwing pipe bombs out of the car. This was later confirmed when six extra pipe bombs had been discovered within the suspects’ car.
Deputies say they had been capable of cease the suspect after a number of photographs had been fired. The suspect was shot and police carried out life-saving efforts on the suspect earlier than he was taken to a neighborhood hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless.
