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MELVINDALE, Mich. (FOX 2) - The suspect accused of killing a Melvindale
police officer over the weekend is in custody, and the fallen officer's handcuffs were used to secure him after police found him.
A manhunt for Michael Lopez started Sunday morning after the 44-year-old allegedly killed officer Mohamed Said.
According to police, Said was responding to a suspicious person call at a
gas station near Oakwood and Dix around 11:30 a.m. when he spotted Lopez
with several bags but no vehicle. Police said the officer went to check to
see if Lopez was homeless and needed help, but Lopez ran away.
Said chased Lopez, and there was a brief struggle. When Said Tased Lopez, he pulled out a gun and shot the officer before fleeing, police said.
A tip led police to Lopez around 6:30 p.m. Monday after he was spotted at a home near Michigan and Livernois in Southwest Detroit.
Once authorities took Lopez into custody, the handcuffs he was in were
replaced with Said's cuffs before the suspect was led away. While
authorities walked Lopez to a vehicle, he smiled and winked at those who
were filming his arrest.
Melvindale Police Chief Robert Kennaley broke down when describing hearing
that authorities had found Lopez.
"We got him," he said while breaking down into tears.
Said, 26, who always wanted to be a police officer, had been a Melvindale officer for about a year.
"It's really tough that we lost the oldest sibling in the family," said his brother Ahmed Said. "We're heartbroken."
A visitation for Said is scheduled for noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. Said's funeral will be 11
a.m. Friday at the American Moslem Society, also in Dearborn.
https://news.yahoo.com/news/suspect-slaying-melvindale-cop-arrested- 105439510.html
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