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Sheriff: Michigan Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder on Christmas Night

Investigators cite preliminary evidence that a visitor’s estranged husband fired first.

Overview

  • Deputies were dispatched around 7:10 p.m. on Dec. 25 to a home in the 5500 block of Nicholson Road near Fowlerville after reports of suspicious activity and shots fired.
  • Responding officers found an armed man with gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The homeowner sustained two gunshot wounds and was taken to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, with injuries described as not life-threatening.
  • Authorities say the man who died was the estranged husband of a woman visiting the residence.
  • The sheriff’s office reports the deceased had traveled from the Lake Orion area, and the investigation remains active with findings described as preliminary.