JACKSON, Mich. (WXYZ) - Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Jackson police officer.
The situation began around 11:00 p.m. Monday with reports of trouble at the Ashton Ridge Apartments in Blackman Township. Officers say that 63-year-old Elvin Potts had gone to the apartment and began banging on the door of his estranged wife, threatening her. However, by the time police arrived on scene Potts had left.
About an hour and a half later, Jackson Police Officer James Bonneau and Blackman Township Public Safety Officer Darrin McIntosh encountered the suspect in the 100 block of Mitchell Street in Jackson. Police say that following a short struggle Potts pulled a gun and fired it at the officers several times. He was shot and killed when one of the officers returned fire.
Both Bonneau and McIntosh were shot in the exchange of gunfire. McIntosh was hit in the lower body. He is being treated at Allegiance Hospital. Bonneau was shot in the chest in an area not covered by his vest. He died at Allegiance Hospital.
Bonneau had been a member of the Jackson Police force since November 2007. The last time a member of the force died in the line of duty was 1978.
Police Officer James Bonneau, Jackson Police Department
The situation began around 11:00 p.m. Monday with reports of trouble at the Ashton Ridge Apartments in Blackman Township. Officers say that 63-year-old Elvin Potts had gone to the apartment and began banging on the door of his estranged wife, threatening her. However, by the time police arrived on scene Potts had left.
About an hour and a half later, Jackson Police Officer James Bonneau and Blackman Township Public Safety Officer Darrin McIntosh encountered the suspect in the 100 block of Mitchell Street in Jackson. Police say that following a short struggle Potts pulled a gun and fired it at the officers several times. He was shot and killed when one of the officers returned fire.
Both Bonneau and McIntosh were shot in the exchange of gunfire. McIntosh was hit in the lower body. He is being treated at Allegiance Hospital. Bonneau was shot in the chest in an area not covered by his vest. He died at Allegiance Hospital.
Bonneau had been a member of the Jackson Police force since November 2007. The last time a member of the force died in the line of duty was 1978.
Police Officer James Bonneau, Jackson Police Department
