Man fatally shot inside Dearborn Heights Police Department

A man wielding a knife was fatally shot inside the Dearborn Police Department. (Roop Raj/Twitter)

A man was shot and killed inside the Dearborn Heights Police Department on Thursday morning.

Mayor Dan Paletko said a man entered the lobby and refused to empty his pockets while passing through security. Mayor Paletko told Fox2Detroit that the man had pulled a knife and lunged at a secutiry guard who drew his weapon and fatally shot the man.

VIDEO: Dearborn Hts Police on lockdown after shooting inside. pic.twitter.com/kgoVK7NRIV

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As a result, Crestwood and Daley schools have are closed as a precaution and the police department has remained on lockdown.

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