DETROIT, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A man was shot by U.S. officials as he walked on a bridge at the U.S.-Canada border with what appeared to be a handgun.
The unidentified man, a Canadian citizen, stopped his car early Sunday near inspection booths on the U.S. side of the Ambassador Bridge, the major gateway between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario. The suspect then walked toward U.S. customs officials with what was later determined to be a fake handgun, and was shot after he aimed it at the officials and was warned to drop the weapon. He was hospitalized, and later taken into custody, a statement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.