Man shoots at off-duty Detroit officer for speaking to his sister

An off-duty Detroit police officer was shot at Sunday after a man grew upset the officer allegedly spoke to his sister.

The off-duty officer entered a party store at the intersection of Dexter and Davison around 6 p.m., where he spoke with a woman inside the store.

He left the store in his pick-up truck and stopped a few blocks away to use his phone.

The male suspect approached the officer’s driver-side door, apparently upset the officer was talking to his sister inside the party store.

The suspect then pulled out a gun and fired several shots, but the officer drive away unharmed.

His vehicle was damaged and the suspect fled on foot.

The suspect is described as a black male between 18 and 25 years old.

His sister is in custody as a person of interest.

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