{"id":2354920,"date":"2024-10-14T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T03:15:49","slug":"off-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty Detroit police officer killed after shooting fellow officers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foff-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Detroit involving an off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-boy-holding-gun-attempts-to-steal-car-owner-body-slams-him\/\" title=\"VIRAL VIDEO: Boy Holding Gun Attempts To Steal Car; Owner Body-Slams Him\">-duty police officer<\/a> who, while experiencing a mental crisis, opened fire on his fellow officers. During a press\u200d conference, Detroit\u2064 Police Chief \u2063James White stated that the officer called 911\u2063 and requested a \u200b&#8221;suicide by \u2063cop,&#8221;\u200c leading to \u200da confrontation where two officers were injured. \u2063The off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-off-duty-cop-injured-robbery-suspect-killed-during-nyc-shooting\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Off-Duty Cop Injured, Robbery Suspect Killed During NYC Shooting\">-duty officer shot<\/a> one colleague in the \u200dleg and another in the thigh before being fatally shot by responding officers. \u200dChief White \u200bdescribed it as a &#8220;horrible day&#8221; and emphasized the importance \u2064of acknowledging mental health issues within law enforcement, noting that these crises can affect anyone, including police personnel. He praised the responding officers as heroes for their actions under \u200ddifficult circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Off-duty Detroit police officer killed after shooting two fellow officers: &lsquo;Horrible day&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1725204\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two Detroit police officers were injured on Monday after exchanging fire with an off-duty Detroit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> officer &ldquo;struggling with a mental crisis&rdquo; who went rogue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/detroitpolice\/videos\/watch-live-chief-james-e-white-and-mayor-duggan-update-the-media-on-a-fatal-offi\/1057283848944385\/?mibextid=WC7FNe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>news conference<\/a> Monday evening, Detroit Police Chief James White confirmed that one of the department&rsquo;s active police officers made a 911 call while off-duty and subsequently opened fire on several of his colleagues who responded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is asking for suicide by cop. He is struggling with a mental crisis,&rdquo; White said as he recounted the scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the unnamed off-duty officer wounded one colleague in the leg and another in the thigh, one of the responding police officers returned fatal gunfire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a horrible day,&rdquo; White said as he reflected on the suicidal law enforcement member&rsquo;s death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdetroitpolice%2Fvideos%2F1057283848944385%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not immune to mental crisis. We&rsquo;re just like everyone else &mdash; it affects everybody, including law enforcement,&rdquo; he added before calling the responding officers &ldquo;heroes.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once they recognized it was one of our own members, they still had to do their job and make sure that everyone else was safe,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The off-duty officer who died had spent 13 years with the Detroit Police Department and had served on the department&rsquo;s Special Response Team. He remains unidentified. White told reporters he would not be releasing further information and details as of Monday evening.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since being named to head the DPD in 2021, White has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosalynn-carter-death-bidens-release-statement-on-former-first-ladys-incredible-life\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s statement on Rosalynn Carter&#039;s passing: Celebrating an extraordinary life.\">made mental health<\/a> in law enforcement a key issue of focus during his tenure. He brought up the topic during an event at the White House in 2022 and announced in September he was seeking to address the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health crisis<\/a>&rdquo; by applying for a job as CEO at the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can confirm that I&rsquo;ve applied for this position,&rdquo; White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2024\/09\/11\/detroit-police-chief-james-white-considers-mental-health-initiative-amid-city-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>ClickonDetroit<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an extremely important role at a critical time for Detroit and Wayne County. We continue to have a mental health crisis in our community that needs to be addressed at multiple levels.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1725204\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1725204\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off-duty Detroit officer shot two colleagues, then was killed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2354921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/James-White.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5897,4133,22597,33339,4300],"class_list":["post-2354920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-detroit","tag-news","tag-off-duty","tag-police-officer","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/James-White.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}