DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Detroit Police Department is looking for a suspect who fired shots at officers Saturday evening on the city's west side, according to a spokesperson with the department.
Around 8:30 p.m. Officers responded to the alert on Puritan Avenue enter a vehicle with a gun. After attempting to pull him over, the suspect fired at officers before fleeing the scene.
After a short vehicle pursuit, the suspect got out of his car and began running away from officers near Lyndon Street and Brammel. There was a female passenger with him in the car, but she did not flee with him and supplied police with information.
The suspect is still on the loose. Police say they had set up a perimeter in the area that's a quarter-mile wide.
Police confirmed at the scene that no one has been armed in this incident. Authorities are looking for Tyler James Hood, a 33-year-old white man who stands at 5-foot-9, weighs 180 pounds and wearing a winter "bubble jacket." The man also has an alcohol tether.
Michigan State Police is assisting with a helicopter. Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department.
This is a developing story. 7 Action News will update this article when more information becomes readily available.
