SRT responds to report of armed suspect on Lakepointe

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Residents of one Grosse Pointe Park neighborhood were asked to shelter in place as police investigated an alleged domestic violence incident involving a man who was said to have a gun Sunday morning.

At around 6 a.m. April 16, Detective Sgt. Jeremy Pittman said, police were flagged down in the 1400 block of Lakepointe Street after a 22-year-old Grosse Pointe Park woman said she had been assaulted by a 23-year-old Grosse Pointe Park man. The victim told police that the suspect, who was still in the home, had a gun. Police issued an online Nixle alert asking the public to avoid the area and advising nearby residents to stay inside their homes while police addressed the situation.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we brought in our SRT and sent out a Nixle alert to keep the community safe,” Pittman said.

The Eastern Wayne Special Response Team, or SRT, is similar to a SWAT team. It includes members from across the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods.

Police ordered the suspect to exit the home, and Pittman said the suspect surrendered peacefully. Officers reportedly recovered a gun from inside the home.

Pittman said the victim “did sustain non-life-threatening injuries” during the assault, but she didn’t seek medical attention.

The suspect, who was arrested, was still in police custody as of April 17. Pittman said the Park Public Safety Department was submitting criminal charges against the suspect to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office April 17. It will be up to the prosecutor to decide what charges, if any, the suspect could be facing. At press time, charges hadn’t yet been issued.