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Inkster Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Near Hazelwood and Middlebelt

Investigators ask residents to share tips in the search for the shooter.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 5:28 p.m. Thursday to the 1300 block of Middlebelt after reports of a man shot.
  • The victim was taken to a Metro Detroit hospital, where he later died, and his identity has not been released.
  • Witnesses told police the suspected gunman entered a nearby home, which was searched without locating the person.
  • Investigators say the incident appears to be isolated with no known threat to the community.
  • Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Inkster Police, Michigan State Police, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.