Ann Arbor police respond to report of assault with gun, briefly closing roads
Police blocked roads in an Ann Arbor neighborhood near South Maple and Russell roads this afternoon after responding to reports of a domestic assault with a possible gun involved.
Police say a woman who lives on Summit Street told police she had been assaulted by a man she knows. When she called shortly after 1 p.m., she insinuated he had a gun during the assault, Ann Arbor Police Lt. Angella Abrams said.
The man had left the home when officers arrived.
Police found the man at a family member's home near the corner of South Maple and Russell, Abrams said. Assuming there was a possible weapon, they closed off the area around the neighborhood to traffic, including school buses.
They were unable to find evidence of any guns. Abrams called the situation "overblown."
Police are still assessing whether any gun was involved in domestic dispute. It was unclear whether charges might be filed against the woman.
Tina Reed can be reached at tinareed@annarbor.com, call her at 734-623-2535 or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.
Comments
RuralMom
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 : 7:30 a.m.
The follow up to this is in another story, in which the man was charged as a felon in possesion of a gun and some other sort of robbery. As I said before it was very callous of this officer to say the situation was "over blown", and now we know that even that statement doesn't bare true. Sensitivity training for DMV situations really needs to be stepped up for some Law Enforcement Officials even in 2010.
RuralMom
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 12:11 p.m.
Exactly Cinnabar, not to mention can you envision the outcry had the kids been on the bus and viewed all the activity? Jns131 - Better the kids are safe at school, delayed for reasons unknown to them, then to complain that they were delayed or kept from Mommy and Daddy, probably playing in the gym. Oh and the BUS DRIVERS don't make that decision, it would be a Building or District Administrator making that call.
unclemercy
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 11:59 a.m.
yes for heavens sake what about the poor children who had idyllic life their routines interrupted so that they were not hit in their safe little faces with stray bullets?
cinnabar7071
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 11:26 a.m.
"We need to think about their mental health when adults try to explain why they can't go home to see mom or dad." If this is all it takes to screw up a kid, they will never make it in the real world. Kids are stronger then you think, all this will do to them is give them something to talk about at the bus stop for the next few days.
jns131
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 9:29 a.m.
We need to think about the children who were forced to stay at school and not get on a school bus to go home as usual. We need to think about their mental health when adults try to explain why they can't go home to see mom or dad. Thank the bus divers who diligently made sure they stayed in a safe place. As for this area being unsafe? This has been for as long as it has been in existence.
Klly76
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 8:53 a.m.
@ Star: They need to kick people out. Most of the residents are drug dealers, with no jobs, living on public assistants. It would be public ASSISTANCE Think about generalizing groups of people unless you've walked in their shoes. I'm positive there are MANY law abiding, hard working families/people living there. It's so unfortunate that everyone is so quick to generalize a certain group of people because of where they live. Maybe just think before speaking period, because half the time you sound more ignorant than the "people" you are referring to. Thank you!
dswan
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 8:16 a.m.
In the future, try sticking to the facts Lt. Adams. It's doubtful the victim felt the situation was "overblown." Your position required objectivity; anything less should be reserved for an Op-Ed piece. Unless of course you were present during the confrontation.
RuralMom
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 : 8:01 a.m.
I find the comment attributed to Lt.Angella Abrams offensive. "They were unable to find evidence of any guns. Abrams called the situation "overblown", IF the situation was so tense that ANYONE felt threaten, it needed police intervention REGARDLESS of the location. How would Lt.Abrams feel if someone DID NOT call for help and ended up MURDERED. Apparently A2 Police Dept., needs more training on DMV issues. Never ever tell someone that their situation was OVERBLOWN and publish it, I guarantee you others will give pause instead of calling the police, with detrimental consequences.
Matt Cooper
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 : 9:05 p.m.
Better to be safe than sorry. Glad nobody was hurt.
Anonymous Due to Bigotry
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 : 7:30 p.m.
In Detroit every road would be closed all the time if they closed roads down every time there "might be a gun involved".
a2grateful
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 : 6:51 p.m.
Nope... It was a SWAT team... I saw that street closure today... It was quite a tactical response... Glad everyone was safe!
ScottyBoy
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 : 5:30 p.m.
Wow! Crime in A2 is getting out of control.