A Melvindale American-Yemeni police officer , in the U.S. State of Michigan, who relatives and his chief described as thoughtful and dedicated to the department and the community was shot and killed Sunday morning in the line of duty, police said.
A manhunt was underway Sunday night for a 44-year-old suspect.
The Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge of Michigan identified the officer as Mohamed Said, as did Dearborn's police chief Sunday on social media. Melvindale's police chief declined to name the officer "out of respect for his family."
The incident began at about 11:38 a.m. near the car wash and moved into a neighborhood; another officer reported a suspicious person; by 11:42 a.m., reports came in of an officer down, said Melvindale police Chief Robert Kennaley.
"(Said) was doing his job," said Melvindale, "He saw these individuals with bags that didn't have a vehicle, they were just hanging around the car wash with all their bags, and he went in to investigate to get a feel of if they needed help, if they were homeless, just to understand what they were doing there."
The suspect took off running and the officer went after him. A struggle ensued as Said tried to make an arrest using his Taser, shots were fired by the suspect and "the officer was down," Kennaley said.
"We have every agency looking for him," the chief said. "The biggest thing now is for him to turn himself in because it's only a matter of time before we will catch you."