Man fires shots outside TV station, disrobes George Hunter / The Detroit News
Detroit -- A man fired two shots outside a television station in downtown Detroit and then began chanting and disrobing, a witness told police.
The man fired an old revolver into the air outside the West Lafayette headquarters of WDIV-Channel 4, across the street from The Detroit News building, about 2:30 p.m., according to Detroit News librarian Wayne Smith, a reserve Ferndale police officer and witness.
"He was distraught," Smith said. "He pulled out a handgun and fired two shots in the air. Then he pulled his shirt off and started chanting."
Smith said he could not discern what the man was chanting. "It sounded like 'Yah, yah, yah,'" he said.
Several squad cars arrived within minutes and took the man into custody without incident.
"The man apparently has some mental issues," said Detroit Police 2nd Deputy Chief John Roach. "He'll be taken to a crisis center."
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