I-696 Shut down in Warren

[Rexem]

Warren PD and MSP shut down I-696 in both directions from I-75 to Van Dyke. A suicidal male is wanting to jump off one of the overpasses.

Suicidal man closes I-696 | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

[ssmontecarlo82]

Warren PD has all radio traffic associated with this incident on the main dispatch channel. They have moved regular dispatch over to one of their side channels. As of now, incident is still active.

[ssmontecarlo82]

As of 7:30P, the suicidal subject has come down, and the freeway was open at 7:45P. The dispatch channel was returned to the main channel shortly thereafter.

An interesting transmission heard during the ordeal prior to 5PM was when a Fox 2 truck came onto the scene. The commish, through the command post, threw down a directive that he didn't want any media within 2 miles of the scene.