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'A very violent night' Barricaded gunman surrenders after shooting 2 state troopers in Detroit

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DETROIT (FOX 2) - Law enforcement finally got their man who surrendered after a tense Friday night barricade on Detroit's west side.There was an exchange of gunfire between him and police, injuring two Michigan State Troopers.

The armed suspect was also wounded in the exchange of gunfire.  "A very violent night. A very difficult situation" said Detroit Police Chief James White.One of the law enforcement personnel was shot in the arm.

The other shot in the leg. One of them is a sergeant who joined MSP in 2014. The Trooper who got shot joined in 2017.The Chief says one of them got hit as many as three times."Both (troopers) are in a lot of pain as you can imagine," White said. "One of them has an incredible sense of humor, so he made a joke for me to mention to his colonel that he won’t be able to make the meeting tomorrow.

So I was very happy to do that because it could be a lot worse. And just to see them both upright and talking but in a whole lot of pain and headed to surgery.

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