VAN BUREN TWP. (WWJ) -- A suspect is in custody after a police situation led to a shelter-in-place order for neighbors in Wayne County's Van Buren Township on Wednesday.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Van Buren Township Public Safety sent an alert to residents in the area of Bog Road to shelter in place as police were dealing with an active shooter.
Bog road was closed between Hoeft and Rawsonville as a result of the situation, and the public was asked to avoid the area.
Speaking with neighbors, WWJ Newsradio 950's Tim Pamplin has learned that a man was sitting on his porch when it's alleged he began firing off guns as three young boys were riding their bikes down the dirt road.
This is in a rural area, about a mile south of Belleville Lake.
Reporting from the scene, Pamplin said when gunfire rang out a neighbor ran out and grabbed three young boys who'd been riding their bikes down the dirt road, and got them to safety.
Police with a SWAT team quickly responded, and there were no injuries were reported.
Pamplin reported that the 42-year-old gunman was armed with both a handgun and a long gun.
Neighbors, including Beth Smith, were instructed to take cover inside their homes.
"Police arrived and they said... you know, he was shooting his gun. They got the little boys in the house, in the basement. They told all of us to shut our doors, that he had been shooting," Smith said.
The shooter then went into his house, and it took about an hour for police to talk him back out. He surrendered without further incident, and was custody at around 1:10 p.m.
At this time, it's unclear why the man started shooting.
However, police now say they do not believe the was actually shooting at the kids — or at anyone in particular — but was just firing randomly.
Police said the suspect, once he surrendered, was found to be "highly intoxicated. And the department has had runs to his home in the past regarding alcohol use.
"We did check out internal records and we have had some responses out here," said Van Buren Township Police Det. Lt. Ken Kenneth Floro. "But nothing related to mental health concerns or weapons type violations."
No officers discharged their firearms during the incident, police said.
The three children are OK, and were handed over to their parents.
The man's name was not immediately released, and it's still unclear what charges he may face. Police said they will turn a report over to the prosecutor's office once their investigation is complete.
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