UPDATE: Victim in Troy gas station shooting was Detroit Fire Dept. LT; suspect in custody

1 injured by gunfire after altercation at Troy gas station

Troy police are investigating a shooting at a Shell gas station Monday night where one man was injured after he arrived, followed closely by occupants in a vehicle later believed to have had the suspect shooter inside.

TROY, Mich. - The victim of a deadly shooting at a Troy gas station Monday night was a member of the Detroit Fire Department.

UPDATE: Officials ID Detroit Fire lieutenant killed at Troy gas station

The DFD confirmed with FOX 2 that the man shot dead late evening was an active lieutenant with the department. Officials declined to identify the man as notifications were still being made to family members.

A suspect was also reportedly in custody, police said.

The deadly shooting is believed to have started as a traffic altercation, according to Troy police.

Law enforcement investigating the events discovered a male victim injured by gunfire near the intersection of Rochester and Wattles Road. Police were initially dispatched to the scene around 9:44 p.m.

According to a release from police, the victim had left his home in Rochester Hills and traveled southbound on Rochester Road. He was followed by a suspect vehicle into a gas station lot where a verbal altercation with the occupants occurred "almost immediately."

The incident happened at a Shell Gas station at 3990 Rochester Road.

The victim was driving a black Ford Crown Victoria. The suspect was in a white 2014-18 Jeep Cherokee.

"The altercation escalates into a shooting where multiple rounds were fired by an occupant" of the suspect vehicle.

Following the shooting, the Jeep fled eastbound on Wattles.