A Jackson City police officer was fatally shot early this morning, according to The Detroit Free Press.

Officer James Bonneau and Blackman Township Officer Darrin McIntosh were shot by 63-year-old Elvin Potts at approximately 12:20 a.m.

One of the officers returned fire, killing Potts, while McIntosh suffered a gunshot wound to his lower body. He was in surgery this morning and is expected to recover.

The two officers responded to an apartment in the Ashton Ridge community after the man's estranged wife reported that he had been banging on her door around 11 p.m. By the time they arrived, he was gone.

When they approached the man at his Mitchell Street home in Jackson, he began shooting at them, Undersheriff Tom Finco told the newspaper.

"There was a short struggle, he pulled the gun out and he shot," he said.

The shooting is being investigated by the Jackson County Major Crimes Task Force, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police.

The 26-year-old officer is survived by his parents, an older sister and a younger brother.