09212009 - Officer Edward Williams - Canton PD Responded To DV At Williams' Home - Detroit PD

Also see:

Officer Patricia Katie Ryan Williams Wrongful-death lawsuit

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/09/officer-patricia-katie-ryan-williams.html

On September 21, 2009 Canton officers responded to a call that there was a domestic in progress at the Williams' home. The Canton officers found no one at the Williams' home...but they did find a "not quite a suicide note"  left by Officer Edward Williams.. The Canton officers entered Ed Williams' name into the Law Enforcement Information Network as an endangered missing person...








Officer Edward Williams, Detroit Police Department
"It wasn't quite a suicide note, but it was a note indicating that he wanted his mother to have all his possessions if something happened to him..."







 Officer Patricia Williams, Detroit Police Department






...Canton PD contacted the Detroit PD and informed them of the domestic assaults, Edward's suicide note, and that they had put him in the LEIN. Detroit PD informed Canton PD that they had contacted Edward and he was okay. Officer Edward Williams was removed from the LEIN... 



MURDER OF OFFICER PATRICIA WILLIAMS [DETROIT PD] http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/09/officer-patricia-williams-detroit-pd.html







Questions still unanswered in library murder-suicide

BY DARRELL CLEM •
OBSERVER STAFF WRITER •
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
HTTP://WWW.HOMETOWNLIFE.COM/ARTICLE/20090924/NEWS03/909240637


...The couple, Canton residents, had a troubled past, and township police had gone to their Wall Street home Sunday after an anonymous caller reported a possible domestic incident. Officers found no one at the residence when they arrived....








Violence reported before Detroit cop killed wife, himself Domestic violence report preceded shooting in Canton

Detroit News
September 23, 2009
George Hunter, Christine Ferretti and Steve Pardo
The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090923/METRO01/909230365/1409/METRO/Violence-reported-before-Detroit-cop-killed-wife--himself

...About 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Canton police got a call about a domestic disturbance at a home in the 3500 block of Wall Street. Officers arrived but found nobody home, Gajeski said. However, they did find a note at the home, written by Ed Williams, which caused concern, he said.


"It wasn't quite a suicide note, but it was a note indicating that he wanted his mother to have all his possessions if something happened to him," Gajeski said. "It was enough to make us take action."

After finding the note, the Canton officers entered Ed Williams' name into the Law Enforcement Information Network as an endangered missing person, Gajeski said.

An hour and a half after the note was found, Canton's shift commander called the Detroit Police Department to make them aware of the potentially violent situation brewing with Ed and Patricia Williams, Gajeski said.

"We told them about the domestic violence calls, and that we'd put (Ed Williams) into LEIN," he said.

Detroit Police 2nd Deputy Chief John Roach said a homicide investigator contacted Ed Williams that day.

"He indicated everything was all right, so we communicated that back to Canton, and they took him out of LEIN," Roach said.









Police: Detroit cop kills wife, himself at Canton library
September 22, 2009
George Hunter, Christine Ferretti and Steve Pardo / The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090922/METRO01/909220407/Police--Detroit-cop-kills-wife--himself-at-Canton-library

Canton Township -- ...More information...


Detroit Police Officers Edward Williams and his wife, Patricia, had run-ins with Canton Police leading up to Tuesday's shootings....

...Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m.: An anonymous caller reported a possible domestic situation at the couple's address. Police responded but no one was inside. Officers did find a handwritten note that prompted them to enter Edward into the statewide law enforcement computer as an endangered missing person.

11 a.m.: Canton's on-duty shift commander advised the Detroit Police of the situation with the Williams.

6:30 p.m., Canton Police received a call from a Detroit Police command officer who stated they had contact with Edward and that he was safe. Canton advised Detroit he would be removed from the system....

09192009 - Officer Edward Williams - Officer Patricia Williams Filed DV Report Against Edward Williams With The Canton PD

Also see:

Officer Patricia Katie Ryan Williams Wrongful-death lawsuit

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/09/officer-patricia-katie-ryan-williams.html

On September 19, 2009 Officer Patricia Williams [Detroit PD] went to the Canton Police Department to file a domestic violence report against her husband, Officer Edward Williams [Detroit PD]....




Officer Edward Williams [Detroit PD]







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Officer Patricia Williams [Detroit PD]


....Patricia decided not to press charges and would not give Canton officers her name or the name of her husband...


MURDER OF OFFICER PATRICIA WILLIAMS [DETROIT PD]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/09/officer-patricia-williams-detroit-pd.html




Violence reported before Detroit cop killed wife, himself
Domestic violence report preceded shooting in Canton

Detroit News
September 23, 2009
George Hunter, Christine Ferretti and Steve Pardo
The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090923/METRO01/909230365/1409/METRO/Violence-reported-before-Detroit-cop-killed-wife--himself

Canton Township -- ...Police knew the marriage between a Detroit homicide detective and his police officer wife may have been growing violent...Just after midnight on Saturday, Patricia Williams went to the Canton police station to report that her husband had assaulted her. "But she decided not to press charges, and she didn't cooperate with the officers when they asked for more information," said Canton Township Police Sgt. Mark Gajeski....






Police: Detroit cop kills wife, himself at Canton library
September 22, 2009
George Hunter, Christine Ferretti and Steve Pardo
The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090922/METRO01/909220407/Police--Detroit-cop-kills-wife--himself-at-Canton-library

Canton Township --
....More information

Detroit Police Officers Edward Williams and his wife, Patricia, had run-ins with Canton Police leading up to Tuesday's shootings.

Sept. 19, 12:30 a.m.: Patricia Williams came into the Canton Police Department to report an assault but refused to file a formal complaint, nor would she provide her or her husband's name.....

 
 
 
 
 
 
Canton police piece together murder-suicide

September 22, 2009, 5:49pm
Canton Eagle
Scott Spielman, Editor
http://www.journalgroup.com/Canton/10154/canton-police-piece-together-murder-suicide



...On Sept. 19, Patricia Williams went to the Canton Police Department to file a domestic assault complaint, but changed her mind and refused to file a formal complaint, said Gajeski. She didn’t give officers her husband’s name, either. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Couple Had History Of Domestic Abuse
Channel 4 News- Detroit MI
POSTED: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
UPDATED: 6:13 pm EDT September 22, 2009
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21059408/detail.html

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- ...Police said there is domestic abuse in the couple's history and that Williams' wife came into the Canton Police Department Sunday to report an assault, but she refused to file a formal complaint.

Canton police filed a detailed report of the abuse complaints against Edward Williams.

09182009 - Firefighter Mike Risher - Detroit FD

Also See:
WXYZ / Channel 7, Detroit [reporter Scott Lewis] investigation of Firefighter Mike Risher's violence against women:
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2012/10/firefighter-mike-risher-detroit-fd.html


2005: A woman said she and Risher were arguing in the back seat of a minivan when Risher head-butted her. When she fought back, she said that Risher pinned her down and choked her.

2006: Risher gets in a bar fight and assaults a woman. The assault is caught on the bar's video cam.

2006: When police respond to Risher's assault of the woman, Risher flashes his badge and claims to the responding police that he is the victim.The police arrest the woman that Risher is seen attacking on the bar's video. Risher filed a false police report. The victim of his attack was falsely arrested.

2006: Victim of Risher's attack in the bar filed a lawsuit against Risher. She is awarded $15,000. But Risher only pays a small portion of the suit.

March 12, 2008: Risher's ex-wife had filed a domestic violence assault report with the police department. Charges were never filed against Risher.

Unknown Date: Risher's ex-wife had filed a domestic violence assault report with the police department. Charges were never filed against Risher.

September 18, 2009: Risher's ex-wife had filed a domestic violence assault report with the police department. Charges were never filed against Risher.

March 08, 2011: Risher assaulted Jennifer Panduren at a bar, when she and her friend Samantha Strozynski turned down his advances. Assault was caught on a security cam. Police refuse to review secuirty cam tape. Police refuse to file charges against Risher.

March 08, 2011: Risher assaulted Samantha Strozynski.

March 08, 2011: Risher arrested for disorderly conduct for assaulting Panduren and Strozynski. Charges were later dismissed.

March 08, 2011: Panduren [assaulted by Risher] was arrested for disorderly conduct. Charges were later dismissed.

Summer 2011: Risher attacked a woman when he accused her of spilling his drink. Risher picked her up by her neck and slammed her onto a boat deck after he accused her of spilling his drink.

                     

Police reports from three incidents of domestic violence that Firefighter Mike Risher's now ex-wife filed with the Clinton Police Department. Risher was never arrested / charged, although Michigan has a mandatory domestic violence arrest policy. And, according to Michigan law, if police do not make an arrest during a domestic violence situation, they must file a report detailing their decision not to arrest.

New, disturbing information on off-duty firefighter Mike Risher who attacked two women
Posted: 11/15/2012
By: Scott Lewis
WXYZ News, Detroit
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/women-say-firefighter-used-badge-to-get-out-of-trouble7-action-news-investigation-turns-the-tide


(WXYZ) - The 7 Action News Investigators have uncovered new, disturbing information about the off-duty Detroit firefighter who attacked two women; this may not be his first offense of this kind.

Police are now looking into the case of off-duty firefighter Mike Risher attacking two women; Jennifer Panduren and Samantha Strozynski outside a bar in 2001. A high-profile attorney has also stepped in.

Meanwhile, two additional women told 7 Action News they were previously attacked by Risher.

It was Paczi Day 2011 when Panduren and Strozynski were arguing with Risher outside the Mars Bar in Hamtramck. Witnesses said Risher punched both in the face and knocked them to the pavement.

"I said to him, I was like, 'Oh, you're big, you're gonna punch a girl.’ And, yeah, I ate my words I guess you can say because he definitely did," Jennifer Panduren said.

Despite presenting security video to police, Strozynski says "Nobody would ever let us make a police report.”

Both women say they believe Risher received a free pass from police because he works as a firefighter.

An independent witness said police told him nothing much would come of the incident because Risher was a Detroit firefighter.

But everything changed after the 7 Action News Investigators exposed this incident three weeks ago.

After our investigation aired, Hamtramck Police brought in Panduren and Strozynski for interviews. They also took statements from two witnesses and are retrieving the women's medical records to document their injuries.

Hamtramck police Chief Maxwell Garbarino confirmed detectives are preparing a warrant request for the Wayne County prosecutor, seeking charges against the Risher. This comes a year and half after the incident happened.

High-powered attorney Ven Johnson has also offered to help Panduren and Strozynski. Johnson said although there is likely little or no money in it, he is preparing to file a civil lawsuit against Risher.

"No one's above the law. No one's above the law,” Johnson told Scott Lewis. “And it doesn't matter what you do for a living or who you work for, or how much money you make, you can't punch other people in the face and get away with it unprovoked. And that's exactly what we think Mr. Risher did."

Meanwhile, two additional women have come forward claiming Risher once attacked them as well.

One woman provided 7 Action News with pictures showing a scrape on her neck. She said the injury occurred last summer when Risher picked her up by her neck and slammed her onto a boat deck after he accused her of spilling his drink. An eyewitness backed up her story.

A second woman said Risher assaulted her in 2005. She said she and Risher were arguing in the back seat of a minivan when Risher head-butted her. When she fought back, she said that Risher pinned her down and choked her. That incident was also confirmed by a witness.

As we previously reported Risher and his then girlfriend were also sued over a bar fight in 2006 and ordered to pay the victims $15,000.

The lawsuit said that "Risher appears to be suffering from the effects of too many steroids. He has a larger than usual physic and a violent temper which he has trouble controlling".

Risher's ex-wife and a former girlfriend both confirm that he has taken steroids prescribed by a doctor.

Reports also show police were called to the Risher's Clinton Township home three times for domestic incidents. In one case, Risher's wife said he pushed her into a table, and knocked the wind out of her leaving a visible scrape. The report says she wanted to press charges but for some reason they were never filed.

Risher worked for a year in the Mount Clemens Fire Department but was terminated in 2003.

His six month performance evaluation gave him unsatisfactory ratings in "ability to get along with others," "carrying out instructions," and “work attitude.”

In all, Risher is accused of attacking five different women since 2005 with no significant repercussions.

Attorney Ven Johnson says it’s his motivation to push the Hamtramck case in civil court.

"My clients have the right to insist that [Risher] be held absolutely accountable for the last year going almost a year and a half,” said Johnson. “He was walking the streets smiling laughing about what he did to these ladies."

Hamtramck Police arrested Risher for disorderly conduct after the Mars Bar incident, but the ticket was later dismissed by a judge.

After Hamtramck Police submit their warrant request, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office will decide whether there is enough evidence to support a criminal charge.

Detroit Fire Commissioner Donald Austin released this statement to 7 Action News:

"The Detroit Fire Department learned of the allegations against Michael Risher when this story originally aired a few weeks ago. The Department has begun a thorough investigation of this incident.

"Regardless of whether criminal charges are filed, we need to determine whether Fire Fighter Risher violated the rules and regulations of the Detroit Fire Department. When our investigation is completed, we will take the appropriate disciplinary action, if any is warranted."

We also reached out to Mike Risher asking for comment on these latest developments.

So far, he has not responded.

09122009 - Officer Colin Kacmarsky - Shot/Paralyzed By Wife - Lansing PD

Officer Colin Kacmarsky, Lansing Police Department

Prosecutor might soon decide on charges in Kacmarsky shooting
Lansing police officer left paralyzed after being shot by wife
April 15, 2010
Lansing State Journal
Kevin Grasha
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104150326

CHARLOTTE - Eaton County Prosecutor Jeff Sauter said Wednesday he could decide soon whether to file charges in a case involving a Lansing police officer who was partially paralyzed after being shot by his wife.

Colin Kacmarsky, 33, is unable to walk due to paralysis, according to documents filed in Eaton County Circuit Court as part of the couple's divorce.

The complaint for divorce was filed Sept. 15 by his wife, Kathe, just days after she shot Kacmarsky in their Dimondale home during an apparent fight.

The divorce has not been finalized.

Prosecutors said there was evidence Kathe Kacmarsky, then 25, had been physically assaulted and injured prior to the shooting.

Colin Kacmarsky could not be reached by telephone Wednesday for comment.

His mother declined to comment.

Kathe Kacmarsky's attorney, Andrew Abood, said he did not want to discuss specifics.

"This is a situation that is a tragedy, but my client committed no crime," Abood said.

She is now living in Phoenix, according to court documents.

No details about what led to the shooting are included in documents.

They each owned firearms, the documents say.

On a Web site devoted to "alternative weapons hunting," Kathe Kacmarsky describes herself as an experienced hunter who has used a handgun, a rifle and a crossbow.

In the days after the incident, authorities said the couple refused to give statements, complicating the investigation. Sauter said both have since provided statements.

"It's still being investigated, but we hope to make a decision fairly soon," Sauter said.

That could happen within a few weeks, he said.

Colin Kacmarsky is on paid medical leave from the Lansing Police Department, spokesman Lt. Noel Garcia said.

The shooting was reported in the early-morning hours of Sept. 12 at the couple's house in the 8600 block of Jacaranda Drive.

Property records show they still own the home.

Kathe Kacmarsky "has no desire to resume residence at the marital home," according to documents filed in January.

They were married in 2005 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, court documents say. They do not have children.

                       











Water offers freedom of movement Scuba gives new therapy options for the paralyzed
By Staff reports
The Holland Sentinel
Posted Apr 13, 2010 @ 05:30 AM
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x998218495/Water-offers-freedom-of-movement

Holland, MI — With a heavy scuba tank strapped to his back and goggles over his eyes, Colin Kacmarsky feels free.

“When you’re in the water, it’s like you’re normal,” the 33-year-old said. “I’ve only been paralyzed for six months, so I can vividly remember what it’s like to walk and swim.”

Exploring the deep end of the pool at West Ottawa’s Harbor Lights Middle School, Kacmarsky was helping out with a three-day training seminar which will give local dive instructors at Advance Scuba in Holland the tools to offer educational scuba diving programs to people with disabilities.

Leading that training was Jim Elliott, of Diveheart. Founded in 2001, the Illinois-based non-profit offers this kind of training to dive instructors around the world.

For people with disabilities, including those who’ve lost the use of their legs, scuba diving is incredibly liberating and helps forge a new identity, Elliott said.

“All of a sudden it’s Johnny the scuba diver, not Johnny the guy in the wheel chair,” Elliott said.

The training will allow Advance Scuba to partner with the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids to launch an introductory scuba program for people with disabilities in October, said Tim Marr, owner of Advance Scuba.

The program will give people a basic introduction to scuba diving. They’ll learn about gear, safety and how to suit up as well as spend time diving in the pool.

After two days training in the pool with Elliott, the Advance team invited some Mary Free Bed therapists, and Kacmarsky, a former Mary Free Bed patient, to don scuba gear, get in the water and check out the program.

“It was a 60-minute pressure relief,” said Kelly Merz, a Mary Free Bed therapist who works with adults with spinal cord injuries.

Merz herself had a spinal cord injury and uses a wheelchair. This was her first time experiencing scuba, she said.

“I can not wait to get them (the patients) in the water now,” she said. “It’s such a freedom to be under water. I was equal to everyone in the water.”

Watching Kacmarsky dart to the bottom of the pool, Sue Kurtz immediately started thinking of the people she works with at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans who would benefit from scuba. Most of the them are used to active lives, she said.

“We’re always looking for new opportunities,” she said.











                       

Former Police Officer and Tactical Operations Team with the Charlotte Police Department [MI] COLIN KACMARSKY:

"Officer Kacmarsky began his police career with the Charlotte Police Department, as a full time officer in 1998. Officer Kacmarsky joined the Tactical Operations Team on 01 July, 2000. Officer Kacmarsky attended Street Survival School."

"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE...The ultimate goal of the Tactical Operations Team, in any incident, is to win..."
http://www.geocities.com/tacticaloperationsteam/












Lansing officer's shooting probed
Prosecutor says there's evidence wife assaulted, injured before husband shotLansing State Journal
September 15, 2009
Kevin Grasha
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090915/NEWS01/909150312

CHARLOTTE - Authorities are trying to determine if a woman who shot her husband this weekend after an apparent fight was justified in using the gun.Colin Kacmarsky, 33, a Lansing police officer, was seriously injured after being shot early Saturday morning at the couple's Dimondale home.Eaton County Prosecutor Jeff Sauter said there was evidence Kacmarsky's wife had been physically assaulted and injured prior to the shooting.

The 25-year-old woman was arrested and jailed after the incident. She was released after Kacmarsky refused to give a statement to detectives investigating the case, Sauter said.

"I decided to release her from custody and review the facts after the investigation is complete," Sauter said.

The Lansing State Journal does not name victims of domestic violence. The Eaton County Sheriff's Office would not release information about whether deputies previously had responded to the home in the 8600 block of Jacaranda Drive for any domestic-related incidents.

Lansing police Lt. Noel Garcia said Kacmarsky, who has been with the department about four years, is recovering at a local hospital.

Garcia would not comment on the extent of his injuries.

He said Kacmarsky was not on duty at the time of the shooting, which was reported at about 3 a.m. Saturday.

Additional Facts
What's next: Prosecutors will determine whether to file charges against a woman who shot her husband, a Lansing police officer.


                   






Video by Cloudwriter: http://www.behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/
[MI] Lansing Police Officer Kacmarsky shot at home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNlvpMM9-wc

WIFE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING LANSING COP RELEASED FROM JAIL
Midday update
Landing State Journal
Matthew Miller
September 14, 2009 • From LSJ.com
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090914/NEWS01/309140005/1002/NEWS01

Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Sauter said today that his office will delay a decision on whether to charge the wife of a Lansing police officer accused of shooting him.Colin Thomas Kacmarsky, 33, of Dimondale, was shot early Saturday morning at his home in the 8600 block of Jacaranda Drive. He remains in stable condition at a local hospital, according to the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department.

His wife, whose name has not been released, was arrested Saturday and taken to the Eaton County Jail.

Officers “had probable cause to arrest her that morning, but the shooting victim refused to make a statement to ECSD investigators,” Sauter said, adding that there was evidence that the woman had been physically assaulted prior to the shooting.

“Consequently, I decided to release her from custody and review the facts after the investigation is complete,” Sauter said.


                   







Woman Released in Off-Duty Cop Shooting
Posted: 9:59 AM
Sep 14, 2009
Reporter: Tim Gillette
WILX NEWS
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/59224857.html

The 25-year old woman taken into custody, after an off-duty police officer was found shot in his Dimondale home, has been released, pending further investigation.

EATON COUNTY - The Eaton County Sheriff's office confirms that the woman who was detained after the shooting of an off-duty Lansing police officer has been released without charges, pending further investigation. She was released Sunday.

33-year-old Colin Kacmarsky was shot in his home in Dimondale in the early morning hours of Saturday. He remains hospitalized in stable condition according to the sheriff's office.

A spokesperson for the Eaton County Sheriff's Office would not say why the 25-year old woman, who lives with Kacmarsky, was released, or what the circumstances of the shooting were. On Saturday Sheriff's deputies said the incident appeared to be a domestic argument. No time frame was given for the conclusion of their investigation.

Wife accused of shooting Lansing cop released from jail
Midday update
September 14, 2009
Lansing State Journal
MATTHEW MILLER
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
FROM LSJ.COM

Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Sauter said today that his office will delay a decision on whether to charge the wife of a Lansing police officer accused of shooting him.

Colin Thomas Kacmarsky, 33, of Dimondale, was shot early Saturday morning at his home in the 8600 block of Jacaranda Drive. He remains in stable condition at a local hospital, according to the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department.

His wife, whose name has not been released, was arrested Saturday and taken to the Eaton County Jail.

Officers “had probable cause to arrest her that morning, but the shooting victim refused to make a statement to ECSD investigators,” Sauter said, adding that there was evidence that the woman had been physically assaulted prior to the shooting.

“Consequently, I decided to release her from custody and review the facts after the investigation is complete,” Sauter said.

Lansing Officer Shot
A Lansing officer is shot early Saturday morning in Dimondale.
Reporter: News 10
Sep 13, 2009
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/59135482.html

On Saturday around 3am, Eaton County Sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting at the 8000 block of Jacaranda in Dimondale.

It was the residence of 33-year old officer Colin Kacmarsky, who was transported to an area hospital with a gun shot wound.

A 25-year old female suspect living in the same residence has been arrested.

Officials are still investigating the incident, which appears to be domestic-related.

Lansing cop shot during domestic incident
Evening update
LSJ.com
September 12, 2009
Kathryn Prater
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090912/NEWS01/309120012/-1/newshome

UPDATED 9:23 PM - DIMONDALE — A Lansing police officer was shot early this morning in an incident the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said “appears domestic related.”

Colin Thomas Kacmarsky, 33, of Dimondale was shot at 3:10 a.m. today at his home in the 8600 block of Jacaranda Drive, police said. He was transported to a local hospital, but his condition was not available.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old woman who also lives at the home, police said. Officials would not identify the relationship between the two. The woman is being housed at the Eaton County Jail and will be arraigned Monday.

Eaton County officials would not say where Kacmarsky was shot or if he was shot with his own service weapon. Police are still investigating.

UPDATE: Suspect In Cop Shooting Releasedwlns.com
WLNS TV News
Posted: Sep 12, 2009 11:27 AM
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=11119097&nav=menu25_6

The Eaton County Sheriff's Department says the woman taken into custody in the shooting has been released without charges.


ORIGINAL STORY:
Investigators are searching for answers after a Lansing police officer is shot.

The officer was shot at his home early Saturday morning.

He is now at the hospital and officials have one person in custody.

The shooting happened in Dimondale.

The officer is 33-year-old Colin Kacmarsky.

He was shot around 3 a.m.

Detectives were at the house trying to figure out exactly what happened.

6 News talked to one woman who heard the whole thing.She says a woman was screaming and she heard a man's voice.She heard one loud scream and then a pop.

The sheriff says the shooting isn't related to Kacmarsky's work.

In fact, they say the suspect - a 25-year-old woman - lives with him at the home.

And while detectives think they know who did it, they still don't know why.

Sheriff Mike Raines Eaton County: "I don't know if it was an accident, self-defense, or intentional. We don't know that 'til we talk to the victim and sort the whole thing out."

Kacmarsky's condition is stable and he is expected to survive.

Lansing Police won't comment on the situation because the Eaton County Sheriff's Department is handling the investigation.