Man found dead in Ypsilanti Township was fatally shot in head
A 27-year-old Superior Township man found dead late Thursday in Ypsilanti Township died of a single gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a homicide, Washtenaw County Medical Examiner Bader Cassin said this morning.
Sheriff's deputies said someone found the body in snow in an industrial area on the township's east side about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.
Authorities have not released the victim's name.
Deputies have released few details. They have not revealed the specific location where the body was found or said that the incident is being investigated as a homicide. Sheriff's Department spokesman Derrick Jackson could not be reached for comment this morning.
Cassin said the body was found shortly after the victim died.
Anyone with information can call the Sheriff Department's tip line at (734) 973-7711.
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