Ricky Nelson Coley

Suicide

Police responded around 10 p.m. to a report of shots fired at the home of former auto and financial executive Ricky Nelson Coley. Coley reportedly shot through the bedroom door and wall, fatally wounding officer Patrick O'Rourke in the neck. Police retreated with O'Rourke and a 20-hour standoff began. West Bloomfield police were joined by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and SWAT team, as well as officers from several other departments. Construction equipment was brought in to tear into part of the house, then a robotic device was sent inside, but police said Coley shot at it. A special response team entered the home around 5:30 p.m. and found Coley dead in his bed.