GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Grosse Pointe Farms Department Public Safety confirms a person is now in custody following a Thursday morning armed robbery incident at a grocery store near Mack and McKinley.
“Detectives from the Grosse Pointe Farms Department Public Safety & Eastern Wayne County Special Response Team located this individual at a vacant home in Detroit earlier this morning,” Grosse Pointe Farms said.
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The incident took place around 7:40 a.m. February 15 at Village Food Market located at 18330 Mack in Grosse Pointe Farms.
“The subject committed a retail fraud and when confronted by a store employee, displayed what appeared to be a handgun. The subject left the store on foot,” police said.
During the search for the suspect Thursday, Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms was placed on lockdown.
The incident remains under investigation.
