OWOSSO, MI – Michigan State Police authorities have identified a man critically injured after being shot by police while allegedly armed with a gun.
Ricky Potter, 39, suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital after being shot twice by an MSP trooper Thursday, Aug. 4.
Potter remains at a local hospital but is stable and alert, police said Monday, Aug. 8.
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Troopers responded to The Avenue Bar & Grill, 311 W. Corunna Ave., at about 11:35 p.m. Thursday after reports of a man banging on the door with a gun. A lone female bartender was in the process of closing the bar for the night, and there were no customers inside.
Troopers saw the man holding a handgun and loudly told him to drop it when they arrived at the scene, MSP later said. The man did not comply, and one trooper shot him twice in the abdomen.
The man did not fire any rounds from his gun, police confirmed.
Two officers with the Owosso Public Safety Department were also at the incident but did not fire, authorities said Monday.
The trooper who fired the shots has been placed on administrative leave while detectives with the agency’s First District Special Investigation Section investigate the matter, per department policy.
Once the investigation is finalized, detectives will forward their reports to the Shiawassee County Prosecutor’s Office for review. Troopers are expecting charges to be sought against the wounded man.
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