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Suspect At Large After Firing AK-47 At Detroit Police Officers

DETROIT (WWJ) - Authorities have recovered the weapon but are still searching for the suspect who fired multiple shots at police officers on Detroit's east side.

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in the area of State Fair Avenue and Hickory Street, in a neighborhood just south of 8 Mile Road along Schoenherr.

Officers were in the area looking for a shooting suspect when someone fired three or four shots at the patrol vehicle.

The officers, who were uninjured, recovered an AK-47 at the scene, but found no signs of the suspect.

The suspect is described only as being dressed in all black.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 313-267-4600.

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