Detroit, MI – 27 November 2018 – A 53-year-old man was left in critical condition and a 30-year-old man was arrested on the city’s west side following a confrontation between the two regarding a vehicle the younger man was trying to repossess Tuesday morning, police said.
The confrontation and shooting took place at 9:45 a.m. on the 19900 block of Stahelin, said Officer Holly Lowe, a Detroit Police Department spokeswoman. The area is south of West Eight Mile and west of the Southfield Freeway.
Police say the 30-year-old was repossessing a vehicle that was parked in the back of the property when the older man attacked him with a knife.
The 30-year-old, who has a license to carry a concealed handgun, pulled out a gun and shot the 53-year-old in the chest, police said.
Medics transported the victim to an area hospital, and he’s listed in serious condition.
Police arrested the 30-year-old at the scene and transported him to the Detroit Detention Center, Lowe said.
Source: The Detroit News
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