Man fatally shot by police in northern Michigan

State police are investigating a fatal shooting last weekend involving law enforcement in northern Michigan.

Kalkaska County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to a residence Saturday on Ingersol Road in Fife Lake for a domestic assault, MSP said in a statement.

The suspect, a 35-year-old man from Fife Lake, fled the scene but was seen on a neighbor's trail camera about a mile away, according to the release.

"The property owner asked another neighbor to check the security of his trailer because he does not live nearby. The neighbor drove to the trailer and was confronted by the suspect," investigators wrote. "The suspect exited the trailer and fired a gun into the air. The neighbor left and contacted police."

A conservation officer from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and a Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputy responded and saw the suspect fleeing into the woods. As authorities chased the suspect, they heard gunfire and took cover, state police reported.

The suspect was tracked to an elevated tree stand; a confrontation unfolded and troopers fired at him, according to the release.

A drone was deployed and authorities determined the suspect was dead.

Inside the tree stand troopers recovered a loaded gun under his body.

An autopsy was scheduled for Monday, state police said.

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