Suspect shot to death who attacked deputy had 2 knives, screwdriver after stabbing man over wearing mask
FOX 2 - Masks are supposed to protect us, but Tuesday morning a 77-year-old man was stabbed and a 43-year-old man was shot dead. All because of a mask - or not wearing a mask.
A deputy fatally shot a man who attacked her during a traffic stop this morning.
"It's a very stressful situation over these masks,” said Eaton County Sheriff Thomas Reich.
Everything began at the Quality Dairy store, in Windsor Township near Lansing, at 6:47 Tuesday morning. 43-year-old Sean Ernest Ruis, from Grand Ledge walked in, when, a 77-year-old man from Lansing said - put on your mask.
"(Ruis) stabbed the individual inside the Quality Dairy store," Reich said. "That individual was a 77-year-old man."
Ruis then got in his car and drove toward Delta Township but Eaton County Sheriff's Deputies were hot on his trail and, at about 7:13 Tuesday morning, a traffic stop was made.
"The suspect immediately gets out of the car and attacks the deputy with that knife," said Lt. Brian Oleksyk, Michigan State Police.
That deputy, a 22-year veteran with Eaton County, retreats but Ruis came after her with two knives and a screwdriver.
"She defends herself from being attacked with that knife and she shoots the suspect," said Oleksyk.
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Michigan State Police released video of the shooting. Viewer discretion is advised.
Ruis was taken to a local hospital but died during surgery. The 77-year-old man who was stabbed is reportedly in serious condition.
The governor's order mandates that masks be worn inside public businesses and you can be refused entry without a mask.
"I wear a mask, my deputies wear a mask, we all have to be safe," said Reich.
Michigan State Police will continue to investigate this incident.
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