Man suspected of kidnapping teen listed in critical condition after shooting himself when confronted by Detroit police

DETROIT (WWJ) — A suspect is in critical condition after shooting himself on Detroit’s west side when confronted by police Monday afternoon following a kidnapping in Garden City.

Detroit police officers were called to a home on Penrod near Warren and the Southfield Freeway regarding a possible kidnapping involving a 13-year-old child from Garden City.

A Detroit police spokesperson tells WWJ the suspect, a man in his 40s whose name has not been released, had befriended the teen on social media, which led to an in-person meeting…

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