Detroit police are on the scene of a shooting on the city's west side.

7 Action News has been told an African American man has been shot in the head. The unidentified man is in critical condition.

Police say he was driving at the the time he was shot. It is possible that the shots were fired inside the car, a silver Chrysler which crashed after the shooting. However, that has yet to be determined.

Police are searching for two African American men who were seen running from the car following the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police. </s> Detroit Police are investigating after a man is found shot in the head on the city’s west side. Police say the man was shot while driving. Police are now trying to determine if shots were fired into the vehicle. The man’s Chrysler crashed following the shooting. Police are searching for two black men who were seen running from the scene. </s> DETROIT (WWJ) — Police are investigating a shooting on the Detroit’s west side Monday afternoon that left one man hospitalized and two suspects at large.

The unidentified male victim was driving a silver Chrysler sedan on Greenfield Rd. at Glendale Ave. — just north of I-96 — shortly after 3 p.m. Monday when he was shot in the head, police told WWJ Newsradio 950.

It is unclear, police say, if the shots were fired from inside or outside of the vehicle, but investigators say two men were seen running from the area after the car crashed into a nearby radiator repair shop.

The victim was taken to DMC Sinai Grace Hospital. His condition is unknown.

[Stay with CBSDetroit.com and LISTEN LIVE to WWJ Newsradio 950 for the latest] </s> DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit police are investigating after a man was carjacked on the city's east side near Chalmers and Glenfield.

Police say the man was driving a 2000 silver Mercedes when he was approached.

The suspect(s) reportedly made him strip down to his shorts and stole his car.

The man was able to get to a nearby party store and call police.

His Mercedes was later found wrecked at Gratiot and Hazelridge after the suspect(s) crashed into a police. </s> × Fatal Shooting of 2 Black Men in Baton Rouge May Be Racially Motivated, Police Say

Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said Sunday the killings of two black men in separate incidents last week are linked and may have been racially motivated.

The victims, 49-year-old Donald Smart and 59-year-old Bruce Cofield, were shot to death two days and a couple of miles apart, Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely said.

In both instances, the suspect shot the victim from a car, Mckneely said. After the victims fell, the suspect got out of the car, walked to the victims and fired several more shots.

Shell casings found at the scenes, the descriptions of the shooter’s car and witness accounts helped investigators link the incidents, Mckneely said.

A 23-year-old white man from Baton Rouge is a person of interest in the case, Mckneely said. The man was taken into custody Saturday when police stopped a car matching the description of the vehicle used in the shootings, and he was being held Sunday on drug-related charges.

Smart’s body was found late Thursday on Alaska Street, around the corner from his home, police said. Cofield, who was believed to be homeless, was killed on Florida Street, about two miles to the north. </s> A Detroit gunman shot and killed two women and wounded two more people, including a police officer, during a tense standoff that continued through Monday morning, authorities said.

The suspect killed a neighbor and another woman who tried checking on a loved one just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Detroit police Assistant Chief Arnold Williams told reporters.

He said that an argument during an apparent mental breakdown sparked the fatal gunfire.

“The suspect has made statements he would not go down without a fight,” Williams said.

Man fatally shoots wife in front of her kids, then kills self

Gunshots erupted again as officers rushed to the north Detroit home, where the gunman was holed up with a possible arsenal of weapons. A bullet struck an officer in the leg but the cop is expected to recover.

Another victim was shot and wounded.

The victims and suspect were not immediately identified.

Williams offered few details about the man barricaded inside the home, but did note that he is “suffering from a mental illness,” citing people who know him.

The armed man lacks a criminal history and has a concealed weapon license for at least seven firearms, he added. </s> Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said Sunday the killings of two black men in separate incidents last week are linked and may have been racially motivated.

The victims, 49-year-old Donald Smart and 59-year-old Bruce Cofield, were shot to death two days and a couple of miles apart, Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely said.

In both instances, the suspect shot the victim from a car, Mckneely said. After the victims fell, the suspect got out of the car, walked to the victims and fired several more shots.

Shell casings found at the scenes, the descriptions of the shooter’s car and witness accounts helped investigators link the incidents, Mckneely said.

A 23-year-old white man from Baton Rouge was taken into custody on drug-related charges Saturday after police stopped a car matching the description of the vehicle used in the shootings.

The man was released from jail Sunday after posting a $3,500 bond, Savannah Jones with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office told CNN.

Smart’s body was found late Thursday on Alaska Street, around the corner from his home, police said. Cofield, who was believed to be homeless, was killed on Florida Street, about two miles to the north. </s> iStock/Thinkstock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Authorities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are investigating whether two related shootings of black men in one week were racially motivated.

A homeless man, Bruce Coefield, was killed on Tuesday and two days later Donald Smart was gunned down on his way to work just five miles away near Louisiana State University.

Authorities said they found matching shell casings at both crime scenes and in both cases, the shooter got out of his car and fired the victims multiple times.

Police have detained Kenneth Gleason for questioning in the case, but the 23-year-old white man was booked on drug charges. Officials have stressed they are also looking into other motives.

“It’s disheartening to know that that’s happening in Baton Rouge, but we’re pushing forward with all our investigations, the community has been forthcoming with assisting us,” Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McKneely said. </s> DETROIT — A 14-hour standoff in Detroit has ended after the deaths of three women and the suspected gunman and injuries to three officers who came under fire at the scene, police said Monday.

Officers used a robot Monday to enter a home on the city’s east side and confirm the gunman and a third female victim were dead, Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said.

The gunman, Lance Smith, 49, was found dead late Monday morning, Detroit Deputy Police Chief Elvin Barren said.

Smith died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and had killed his girlfriend, who also was found inside the house, police said.

Detroit police say the standoff began Sunday night after two women were fatally shot during an apparent argument. Detroit Assistant Chief Arnold Williams says officers came under fire at the scene late Sunday. Three officers were wounded — two from the Detroit Police Department and an off-duty officer from the Detroit Public Schools Police Department. Police say the wounds to all three weren’t believed to be life-threatening.

Barren said the two female victims killed earlier were related to Smith’s girlfriend, and had gone to the house for support during a domestic situation.

“Unfortunately, they became victims as well,” Barren said. Names of the three female victims have not been released.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said about nine responding officers were pinned down by gunfire for about an hour.

“The suspect was heard saying, ‘I will not be taken without a fight,”‘ Craig said.

Craig told a news conference that police had not spoken to the suspect since 2:30 a.m. Monday.

A nearby school was forced to cancel classes Monday for the safety of students and staff.
In Detroit, Michigan an African American man was shot in the head driving a car which crashed, police are searching for two men who ran from the car after the crash (WXYZ)