Crime
41-year-old man killed in officer involved shooting in Shelby Township at 22 and Van Dyke
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI – A man is deceased following an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Shelby Township.
The incident unfolded shortly after a routine traffic stop escalated into a foot pursuit and armed confrontation.
According to the Shelby Township Police Department, the incident began at approximately 3:17 p.m., when a Shelby Township police officer initiated a traffic stop on a white Dodge Caravan near Van Dyke Avenue and 22 Mile Road.
During the course of the stop, the sole occupant, a 41-year-old male from Troy, exited the vehicle and fled southbound on foot.
The officer pursued the suspect behind a nearby group of businesses, issuing repeated verbal commands for the individual to stop.
The officer then deployed a TASER, but the suspect continued to flee. During the pursuit, the suspect produced a firearm.
The officer issued multiple commands to drop the weapon, but the suspect did not comply.
The officer subsequently discharged their firearm, striking the suspect.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and transported the suspect to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The suspect was positively identified at the hospital, but his name is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin.
Per standard protocol, the involved officer has been placed on administrative leave, and the incident is now under investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.
The Shelby Township Police Department has stated it will release additional information as the investigation progresses.
Anyone with relevant information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact local authorities.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.