GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Grand Rapids police say they have a suspect in custody after an hours-long barricade situation Sunday night.
The stand-off started around 9 pm on Sunday night and stretched into Monday morning, lasting 6 hours total.
GRPD says the 24-year-old man will head to the hospital after their K9 bit him while they were entering the home. The man stabbed the dog, and police say it has potentially life-threatening injuries.
K9 Eli underwent surgery and is now recovering. Police say the dog was stabbed eight times, which caused significant blood loss. K9 Eli received a blood transfusion. Two of the stab wounds punctured the dog's lung.
Officers were previously chasing the subject on foot, FOX 17 was told, in the area of Leonard Street near Valley Avenue.
The man ran into a home off Leonard Street and fired a gun at police, and police say that's when the stand-off began.
Police say he came out of the building, fired shots, ran around the neighborhood, and then went back inside the house, where he fired more shots.
On scene, FOX 17 saw dozens of police cruisers, including MSP vehicles.
A number of SWAT members were also on scene.
During the night, police gave verbal commands for the man to come out of the house. He did not.
A person was seen on a roof for a short time around 11:30 p.m, but he retreated back into the house.
Tear gas was deployed, and police shortly thereafter made their way into the building.
It was when police entered the house that the man stabbed the K9, who was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
The suspect is allegedly involved in a felonious assault that happened on Saturday morning, GRPD told FOX 17. The suspect is alleged to have assaulted two people with a weapon.
