Michigan cop narrowly dodges shooting ambush, 2 in custody

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A police officer conducting surveillance escaped injury Monday after a man armed with a rifle fired into an unmarked police car, authorities said.

The Michigan State Police Homicide Task Force and the department’s Special Investigation Section detectives are investigating the shooting, which occurred about 7:35 a.m., when the undercover Dearborn officer was approached by the man with the rifle.

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A Dearborn, Michigan, police officer was shot at while in an unmarked vehicle by a suspect wielding a rifle.
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“The suspect shot into the unmarked police vehicle and ran,” a Michigan State Police public information officer said on Twitter.

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“The officer was able to leave the scene and was not hurt. Currently, detectives have two suspects in custody and are in the process of interviewing them,” tweets said.

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Last September, two Detroit residents were charged after a Michigan state trooper was shot while conducting surveillance with other members of a narcotics unit.