DETROIT (WWJ) - Police said one man and one women are dead after a fatal car crash and an officer-involved shooting on Detroit's eastside Friday night.
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Detroit Police Chief James White addressed the media in a press conference from the scene and said the tragic events started earlier in the day as a domestic dispute between a man and his partner.
According to police, the man was shooting a gun at a home and had left and returned multiple times around 4:30 p.m. before the cops were called and the man took off in a vehicle.
The suspect located by police around 9:30 p.m., on East Warren and Springle, just off Dickerson Ave. The man crashing into a a taxi cab, killing one woman who was a passenger.
Officers arrived on scene as the suspect exited the vehicle.
White said there was "an exchange of gunfire", although he could not say if the man fired at officers. Police shot the suspect and he was declared dead at the scene.
Heavy police presence and unmarked vehicles lined the crossroads between E Warren and Dickerson where authorities blocked off parts of the street as they investigate.
Drivers are urged to used an alternative route in the meantime.
Authorities did not release the names of the deceased woman or man and no other information was made available.
The condition of the man's partner and driver of the taxi cab remains unknown.
This is a developing story. Listen to WWJ live for the latest updates.
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