Man shot by police, taken into custody after confrontation outside Sheetz in Taylor

A man was shot by an officer and taken into custody after a confrontation with law enforcement just outside a Sheetz gas station in Taylor, Michigan, police said.

The altercation occurred around 11:40 a.m. Monday, while police were on alert for a vehicle wanted in connection with an armed robbery on June 30 in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The man, who police believe is from the Canton, Ohio, area, was driving a U-Haul rental truck when Taylor police saw the vehicle described at the gas station along the 20600 block of Eureka Road near Huron Street in the Wayne County community, according to authorities on scene.

The man tried to drive off, but was unable to get around the police gathering in the area.

The man was seen with a firearm, and four Taylor police officers then fired in response. He has since been taken to a local hospital for medical treatment. Police say the man is believed to have suffered survivable injuries. 

A female passenger from Mississippi was in the truck at the time. But she was not injured, nor was anyone else.

Investigators say the female passenger is cooperating with police. It is unclear what connection she has with the male suspect. 

The gas station was temporarily closed on Monday afternoon as the on-site investigation took place.

Further details of the Ohio incident were not immediately available.

Michigan State Police, as is procedure when law enforcement weapons are involved, is investigating the shooting.