(WWJ) A police standoff with a barricaded suspect is unfolding in Detroit.
Police say the suspect, 42, is holding his girlfriend hostage as of 5:50 p.m. Friday in a house on Concord in the area of Van Dyke and 7 Mile. He has struggled with bipolar depression and schizophrenia for four years, according to police.
“He hasn’t taken his medication in several days,” Police Chief, James Craig said. “During the conversations, he became agitated. He shows confusion. He is delirious.”
Craig says the suspect is armed.
“These are probably the most high-risk situations we can encounter,” Craig said. He added there have been 22 barricaded gunman situations this year, with about half of them involving a suspect with a mental illness.
A shelter in place has been ordered for the neighborhood until further notice.
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