Detroit cop opens fire on video shoot reported as robbery

Elisha Anderson | Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — Detroit police responded to a robbery report on the city’s west side Saturday night and fired shots before discovering the people involved were filming a video.

Officers received information that people in a black Jeep were robbing people, said Officer Dan Donakowski, a Detroit police spokesman, on Sunday.

Police arrived around 7 p.m. and saw a black Jeep and a man getting out of it approaching an Aston Martin, he said.

“That individual is armed," Donakowski said. "And it appeared as though he is attempting to rob the person in the Aston Martin.”

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He said police approached, a suspect pointed a weapon at an officer and the officer fired three shots. None of them hit anybody.

Further investigation revealed that people in both the Jeep and Aston Martin were shooting a video, Donakowski said, adding those individuals didn’t have any proof of permission to shoot the video.

Police arrested three men involved with the video, but didn’t have additional information about those people.

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“That’s the only information I have right now,” Donakowski said.

It’s unclear whether any charges will be issued in connection with the incident.

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