(CNN) — A Wayne State University police officer has died from a gunshot wound he suffered Tuesday night in Detroit, the university’s president announced Wednesday. Officer Collin Rose had been on life support after he was shot in the head during a police stop.
A suspect, whom police also described as a person of interest, is in custody but has not been charged, according to university police Chief Anthony Holt.
Collin Rose, 29, is the fifth police officer shot in the US in less than a week.
Rose was on a neighborhood patrol near the Wayne State University campus, which has recently seen a rash of auto crimes. He saw a subject on a bike approach the area, and he called for backup, Holt said.
When the backup officer arrived on the scene, he found Rose with a gunshot wound to the head. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear.
“I can’t sugarcoat this,” Wayne State University President Roy Wilson said at a press conference. “This is a tragedy of immense proportions, something that Wayne State fortunately rarely has to experience.”
The person in custody is being held on outstanding misdemeanor warrants, one from 2011 and another from 2014, according to Holt.
Wayne State University police encountered the suspect a few years ago. In one incident, the suspect was blocking traffic in the middle of the street and refused to leave. There was a scuffle with police, and one of the officers involved sustained minor injuries, according to Holt.
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