Malik Carey

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- An 18-year-old man is suffering from "life-threatening injuries" after he was wounded by police.

The man shot by police was identified by family at the scene as Malik Carey. He is listed in Michigan Department of Corrections records as a probation absconder.

Several officers responded in the early afternoon Wednesday, May 3, to the 1300 block of Dickinson St. SE in Grand Rapids to report of an officer-involved shooting, according to Grand Rapids Sgt. Terry Dixon.

Dixon said officers initially made contact with the 18-year-old when he opened fire.

The man fired on police and they returned fire, wounding him. An officer referred to the exchange as a "firefight."

"That individual did go down," Dixon said. "After several attempts to get him to comply, to show his hands, he was taken into custody."

Police said they found a handgun underneath the man, and transported him to a Grand Rapids hospital via ambulance.

Dixon classified the man's injuries as "life-threatening."

Officers were not struck by any bullets during the exchange of gunfire, according to police.

Investigation of the incident has been turned over to the Michigan State Police, Dixon said, and the Grand Rapids Police Department's internal affairs division and major case team are also investigating.

A second person who officers saw running from the scene was questioned by police, but Dixon said the 18-year-old gunman is the only person in custody.

Lloyd Dorris, 42, was inside his house on Dickinson Avenue SE when gunfire broke out, according to his wife, who talked to him on the phone.

The suspect was in their front yard, Dorris said.

Dorris told his wife that the suspect shot at police before the officer returned fire and shot him.

A bullet went through a window and struck a sofa that Dorris usually sits in, his wife, Fredericka Mitz-Dorris, told MLive. Mitz-Dorris later broke down crying at the thought of what could have happened if her husband hadn't "gotten up to let the dog out."

Dixon said officers only received one report of a bullet entering a house in the neighborhood. Police are still working to check on people inside houses and to see if stray gunfire hit any other houses in the area.

He declined to disclose how many officers were involved, how many shots they fired, or where bullets struck the injured man, citing the ongoing investigation.

Dozens of community members reported hearing the sound of gunshots in the area. Many of them gathered for hours as police investigated the scene.

Kenny Flowers, 58, of Grand Rapids said he heard an initial shot, followed by a brief pause and then additional gunfire. He sat on his daughter's porch as police cars flooded the neighborhood.

One woman attempted to slip under the crime scene tape and shouted toward officers as she was stopped, "I want to see my son." She was escorted around the block to speak with investigating officers.

Wednesday's incident was the second officer-involved shooting this year in which a subject was hit by gunfire.

As is department protocol, the officers involved will be interviewed by state police, and any officers who fired their guns will be placed on paid leave during the investigation.