Holly Fournier

The Detroit News

A Detroit man was shot twice in the back early Tuesday by three men who posed as police officers and broke into his home, according to officials.

The phony raid occurred around 4:35 a.m. on the 6300 block of Mettetal, near the Southfield Freeway and Warren Avenue, said Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Moreno.

"They kicked in the side door and announced themselves as police," she said. "One of them was armed with a gun."

A 35-year-old man was shot in his bed, according to Moreno. He has been hospitalized in serious condition.

The suspects claimed to be police officers but were not wearing tactical gear.

"There were no other identifying markers besides them saying 'police' and kicking in the door. There were no badges seen, there were no police shirts seen, there were no police uniforms observed," Moreno said. "(The suspects) were just dressed all in black and they had half masks" that covered their mouths and noses.

A 29-year-old woman in the home was not injured, Moreno said. A 5-year-old child also was present and not hurt, according to WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).

Police do not yet know if the shooting was random or prompted by a personal motive.

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