Michigan State Police confirm suspected shooter dead after 2 troopers serving search warrant at residence were shot

The most seriously wounded of two Michigan State Police officers is recovering in a west Michigan hospital after a suspect opened fire with a long gun Wednesday morning at a residence about 20 miles south of Battle Creek. The shooting happened at about 11:15 a.m. when a detective sergeant and trooper were working a cold case investigation, according to Michigan State Police. MARSHALL—The Michigan State Police (MSP) is confirming that two MSP members, a detective sergeant and trooper, were shot during the execution of a search warrant related to a cold case investigation this morning at approximately 11:15 a.m. in Union Township, in rural Branch County. Steensma remains in serious but stable condition at Borgress Medical Center in Kalamazoo, where Michigan State Police Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue said he's "doing remarkably well for the seriousness of his injury." The other wounded officer, Trooper Daniel Thayer, was shot in the chest and hand, but the round that struck Thayer in the chest was stopped by his ballistic vest, state police said in the news release. The officers were outside a home in Union Township around 11:15 a.m.

"When troopers announced their presence prior to making entry into the residence, the suspect leveled a long gun at the officers. The other trooper suffered only a graze wound to the hand and is expected to be OK.

A short time later, Shaw said the suspect was found dead in a nearby field, possibly of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Two Michigan State Police troopers are injured by gunfire in Union City while serving a warrant. The suspect was later found dead nearby.