On Tuesday January 1, 2013 at 2:01 a.m. officers responded to a convenience store on the 700 block of W. Willow on reports of a shooting in progress. A total of 5 persons sustained injuries resulting from gun-shot wounds. Several of the subjects were involved in a physical altercation inside the store when the shooting erupted and further continued outside of the business. Each of the below subjects were treated at a local hospital.
The injuries of the subjects are described as the following;
1. Fatal injury (male subject), not identified at writing
2. 22 year old, Lansing resident sustained non-life threatening injury
3. 24 year old, Lansing resident sustained critical injury – critical condition
4. 25 year old, Lansing resident sustained critical injury – stable condition
5. 23 year old, Lansing resident sustained critical injury – stable condition
The LPD Investigations Division is investigating this incident as a homicide. At the time of this writing, no one is in custody.
The LPD is requesting anyone who may have related information of this crime to contact Detective Sergeant David Ellis at (517) 483-6842, or Crime Stoppers at (517) 483-STOP (7867). Anonymous text message tips can be left at 847411, begin your text with LPD517 then leave your message.
