Sheriff’s deputy shot to death in ‘ambush’ while tracking stolen SUV in Detroit [Video]

A sheriff’s deputy was killed on Saturday in Detroit in what the Oakland County Sheriff is calling an ambush while he was working to recover a stolen vehicle.

“The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office tragically lost one of our own heroes last night after one of our Auto Theft Unit Investigators, Deputy Brad Reckling, was ambushed and killed during an auto theft investigation that originated in Madison Heights and led investigators to the City of Detroit,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a post on social media.

During a press conference on Sunday, Sheriff Michael Bouchard detailed the last moments of deputy Reckling’s life and how the tragedy unfolded. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that just before 11 p.m., Reckling, along with two other law enforcement officials, located the stolen 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, when it suddenly stopped and three individuals exited the car and opened fire on Reckling, striking him in the head, chest and torso. 

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