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Associated Press

DETROIT — A gunman involved in a domestic dispute killed his girlfriend and two women who came to her aid at a Detroit house, and wounded three officers during a 14-hour standoff that ended Monday when police found the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said Monday.

Police identified the dead suspect as Lance Smith, 49, who had no criminal history and had not been in contact with police before the shooting.

Police received a call about shots fired at the residence at 10:27 p.m. Sunday. The call was placed by an off-duty Detroit Public Schools police officer who happened to live in the neighborhood, Police Chief James Craig said.

Responding officers were shot at and “pinned down for almost an hour,” Craig said. Police reinforcements were eventually able to remove two female relatives of Smith’s girlfriend who had been fatally shot and the off-duty school officer, who had injuries that were not life-threatening. The two relatives had gone to the house for support during the dispute.

“Unfortunately, they became victims as well,” Barren said. The names of the three female victims were not immediately released.

The off-duty school officer is married to one of the female victims, police said. Smith shot two other officers who responded to the scene. Their wounds also were not life-threatening.

“The suspect was heard saying, ‘I will not be taken without a fight,'” Craig said. “He clearly expressed an intention to do harm; he clearly expressed intention to hurt police officers.”

Craig told a news conference that police last spoke to the suspect at about 2:30 a.m. Monday.

Officers used a robot to enter the home later Monday morning to confirm that the gunman and a third female victim were dead, Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said.

Breaking: Sources say police officer shot in Detroit. Condition unknown. Working to confirm more info from the scene. We’re gathering info and will be live soon. @wxyzdetroit pic.twitter.com/0xNNY3OdCk

— Simon Shaykhet WXYZ (@simonshaykhet) February 12, 2018

Barricaded gunman situation on Detroit’s NE side (Outer/Ryan); Two dead, @detroitpolice officer shot; another shot. Suspect says- “ I will not go down without a fight.” @WWJ950 @FOX2News pic.twitter.com/G79cwDAK6I

— Charlie Langton (@charlielangton) February 12, 2018

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