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Detroit (WXYZ) – A routine eviction ended in a six-hour standoff on Detroit’s East Side.
It all started Thursday afternoon when witnesses say they saw a man with a gun at the River Towers Apartments in the 7800 block of West Jefferson.
Several swat teams converged on the location.
Those inside the apartment building were told to stay inside their homes.
Others were loaded on a bus to City Hall to wait it out.
Just before 9pm, a 78-year-old man opened fire on police.
They returned fire. He was hit and rushed to the hospital where his condition is unknown.
Initial reports indicate the man was about to be evicted.
As of 9:15pm all roads in the area were reopened to traffic and everyone was allowed back to move about the apartment building as needed.
Police State? You Decide.