The Wayne State University police officer shot Tuesday night while on partol near the Detroit campus died from his injuries, university police told Fox2Detroit.com.
(FOX)- Canine officer Collin Rose, 29, was reportedly surrounded by friends, family and more than 100 other police officers when he died shortly before 6 p.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Rose was on life support following surgery late last night. He was in critical condition since he was shot on the job at about 6:45 p.m.
“I don’t believe he was specifically targeted” because of his uniform, Wayne State Police Chief Anthony Holt said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Holt said a suspect is being interrogated for the attack. A weapon has not been recovered and the suspect in custody has not been charged.
“We’re trying to put the pieces together,” he added.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig Rose was on duty around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday when he radioed to say he was investigating possible thefts of navigation systems from vehicles and that he was about to speak to someone on a bike.
When other officers arrived on the scene, they found Rose injured on the ground.
After the shooting, several dozen armed officers combed the area surrounding the campus hunting for a suspect.
According to a statement posted on the university’s website, police were searching for an African-American man in his 40s with a full beard. It said he was wearing a white T-shirt with white and black lettering, a skull cap and a brown jacket.
According to Fox 2 Detroit, DeAngelo Davis was named a person of interest in the shooting and was arrested three blocks from the shooting but it wasn’t immediately clear whether he was the gunman.
Authorites have not identified the suspect.