GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies say a Grand Rapids Township fire lieutenant is in the hospital after he was attacked by a man who was suicidal and had a gun.

It happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday at the fire station at 1836 E. Beltline Ave. NE, near Knapp Street NE, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say the fire lieutenant was working alone at the fire station and allowed a 40-year-old Cedar Springs man into the garage, believing the man was there to work on the concrete.

“It was learned that the man was suicidal, had consumed illicit drugs, had a firearm, and began physically assaulting the Lieutenant,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a release.

The fire lieutenant requested an emergency response. Deputies say when they arrived, they saw the man “actively assaulting” the lieutenant. They held back the Cedar Springs man and arrested him, according to the sheriff’s office.

Authorities say the fire lieutenant has been hospitalized with several injuries.

“KCSO prays for the Lieutenant’s recovery,” deputies wrote.

The Cedar Springs man, whose name was not released Saturday, remains in custody. The sheriff’s office expects that the prosecutor’s office will review the case.