Homicide: Police investigate shooting death in West Willow

By John Counts Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Wed, Jan 30, 2013 : 5:50 a.m.

An investigator with the Washtenaw County Sheriff''s Office works at the scene of a homicide at 640 Calder Ave. in Ypsilanti Township early Wednesday morning.

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A 28-year-old man died of gunshot wounds at a home in the 600 block of Calder Avenue in the West Willow neighborhood of Ypsilanti Township Tuesday night, police said.

The call for the gunshot victim came in to police just before 10 p.m., according to a Nixle alert from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office.

The 28-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the sheriff's office were at the scene overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. WXYZ reported the man was found in a car. He appeared to be the only occupant. The investigation continues,

Further information was not released in the early hours of the investigation.

If you have any information concerning this incident, please contact the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at (734) 973-4911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SpeakUP.

This story will be updated.

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