Suspect shoots self after shooting at Detroit police in east side house, 2nd suspect sought

Suspect fatally shot after opening fire on police, says DPD

Detroit police officers executed a search warrant when finding the suspect locked in a bedroom. After he opened fire on police he was fatally wounded.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A suspect is dead after opening fire on Detroit police in a house on the city's east side.

The backstory:

No police were injured, according to DPD, adding that one shot was returned by an officer. Chief Todd Bettison offered new details hours after the shooting, saying the suspect had shot himself in the head before the officer breached the door. 

The incident happened in the 19000 block of Moross where police found two women and a child inside, and safely removed all three.

The 20-year-old suspect was found inside a locked bedroom leading to the confrontation. The gunman's identity has not been released by investigators yet. 

"Once our officers breached the door, opened the door, at that point when he saw our officers, he fired a shot," said Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison. 

Police are looking for a second suspect, DeMarco Ballard, who is 17.  

DPD executed a search warrant at the house on Moross at approximately 2:08 p.m. Wednesday.

Officers were investigating a case of shots fired into a different home on May 23. 

Police have Moross closed between Laing and Lansdowne streets.

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