Man fatally shot after he hit deputy with crossbow

Rhonda M Ross | WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich.

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — A Michigan man was shot and killed by a state trooper after he struck an officer with a crossbow, according to Michigan State Police.

On Friday evening, a state trooper, a Montcalm County Sheriff's deputy and a Lakeview officer were serving a 40-year-old man with an arrest warrant at a home in Cato Township. While in the process of making the arrest, the suspect shot at the officers with a cross bow, striking the deputy.

The state trooper returned fire, striking the suspect at least once. The deputy was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids, Mich. The deputy is listed in stable condition. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

Contributing: AP