Saline, MI – A 58-year-old resident of Lenawee County was arrested Thursday afternoon and is the suspect in a shooting that took place in Saline.
At 11:35 a.m. today, Saline Police Departments Dispatch Center received the first of several calls about an active shooter in the 600 block of Woodland Drive. Saline Officers arrived on scene and determined there were two victims with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the former UAW Hall.
The suspect had fled the scene in a tan-colored 4-door Ford Focus. A short time later, as assisting police agencies were heading to the scene, a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy came upon a crash at S. Ann Arbor and Willis roads with the at-fault driver/vehicle matching the description of the shooting suspect.
SPD says that the suspect did not comply with commands and the deputy deployed his taser, subsequently taking the suspect into custody. The driver of the vehicle that was struck was transported to the hospital via Huron Valley Ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. Michigan State Police investigated this crash scene.
The two victims in the shooting, a male and a female, were transported to the hospital via Huron Valley Ambulance. As of 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the female victim is in critical condition and the male victim is in stable condition. The female victim and the suspect were previously in a domestic relationship. The two victims were casual acquaintances. The female victim is 40 years of age from Lenawee County, the male victim is a 67-year-old from the Saline area. The female victim in the crash is a 38-year-old out of Jackson County.
This is currently an active investigation and will be forwarded to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office for charges.
The Saline Police Department extended their gratitude to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Pittsfield Township Police Department, Ann Arbor Police Department, Michigan State Police, University of Michigan Department of Public Safety, ATF and the FBI for their support and continued assistance in this investigation.
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