Man who allegedly shot 2 LPD officers indicted by feds
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Michigan has obtained a federal indictment against a Lansing man accused of taking the guns of two Lansing Police detectives and shooting two officers.
U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Andrial Ched Ortiz, 29, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Ortiz is scheduled to appear in federal court on Monday, May 20, 2024.
Police allege that Ortiz was being followed on April 10 by detectives investigating a separate felony case. Those detectives had uniformed officers conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle Ortiz was in. When Officers attempted to place Ortiz in handcuffs, he tried to flee.
The two uniformed officers and the two plainclothes detectives wrestled with Ortiz. During the struggle, police allege, Ortiz was able to disarm one detective by removing the gun and holster. The second detective was disarmed when Ortiz allegedly got the weapon out of the holster and fired shots at the uniformed officers.
The uniformed officers were shot in the legs. Ortiz was also shot in the incident.
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