Corewell Health shooting: Suspect arrested after parking garage shooting

TROY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Troy Police are complimenting the work of the responding officers and neighboring agencies for the quick work that brought a suspected shooter into custody.

1:00 p.m.:

During an update Thursday afternoon, Troy Police Chief Josh Jones said the victim and suspect pulled into the parking garage around 7 a.m.

"The 25 year old victim from Troy pulled into the parking garage, followed shortly by the suspect. The suspect fired at least five shots from a handgun, striking the victim in the arm. Other shots that were fired struck the victim's vehicle. We believe right around that time, right after firing the shots, the suspect actually left the parking garage and left the scene," 

The shooting happened right as Troy Police was bringing on the day shift and all officers immediately responded to search the parking garage and surrounding area. Police from Sterling Heights, Bloomfield Township, the Oakland County Sheriff, and the FBI all responded as well.

Shortly after arriving at the hospital, police said they identified the suspect and surrounded a home in Macomb Township. Around 9:30 a.m., the suspect was taken into custody without incident.

"The suspect exited the home voluntarily after being contacted by cell phone," Jones said.

The chief said he wasn't surprised by the officers' rapid work.

"That's what police work is all about, is finding where that person might be, where they may go, and connecting them to, you know, houses, cars and all those different things," he said.

The suspect has not been identified and won't be until he is arraigned. Jones said he doesn't expect that to happen on Thursday.

No further updates will be posted on Thursday, either.

9:42 a.m.:

Sterling Heights Police say Corewell Health shooting suspect surrenders in Macomb County.

FOX 2 learned from sources in the police department the suspect was in custody after surrendering.

Troy police will speak during a press conference at 1 p.m. on Thursday.

At the same time, Troy Police gave the all clear at the hospital.

Schools  were locked down in Troy after the shooting between two employees at the Corewell Health parking garage.

9:15 A.M. :

Lt. Ben Hancock from the Troy Police and Fire Training Center spoke around on Thursday, confirming at least one man has been shot after a dispute between two people in the parking garage.

Hancock gave a very brief update where he confirmed police knew the identity of the shooter and that the victim was in stable condition. But other details abou what led up to the shooting are sparse.

According to Hancock, police were called at 7:08 a.m. on Thursday by Corewell Troy security to the shooting. police have determined a handgun was used and that five shots were fired at the victim. Hancock said there is no threat to the public.

"The victim was hit two times in the arm, and his vehicle was also struck," he said. "This appears to be a targeted incident between two employees of the hospital."

Hancock identified the victim as a 25-year-old man but did not release any other details. He said the victim is in stable condition.

The hospital was placed on lockdown and agencies from across the county were called in to help search for the suspect. The suspect was on the run before police arrived, but he was taken in custody about 15 minutes later.

"Many agencies are searching and clearing the hospital and the surrounding areas, although it is not believed that the suspect is still inside the hospital," he said.

Canines, helicopters, and federal agencies were all on the scene to search for the suspected shooter. 

"This is obviously something that takes all these agencies to respond. And we're very thankful that all these agencies dropped everything they had going on and responded immediately to assist us on searching the hospital. We have multiple coordinated search teams, calling out and clearing floor by floor at a time, every room at a time," Hancock said. "We have agencies from all over the surrounding area to include, some federal agencies that also responded."

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The hospital is still in lockdown but Hancock said they expect to clear it soon. He said they also expect to have schools and daycare in the area released from lockdown as well.

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