Man wanted for questioning in Ypsilanti party store shooting
Police believe the man on the left to be Allante Jones, 22, and the unknown man on the right to be a suspect in a shooting in Ypsilanti on May 28. This surveillance footage from Joe’s Market Cellular in Ypsilanti was taken just minutes before the shooting.
Courtesy of the Ypsilanti Police Department
Police continue to search for a suspect in the shooting of a 23-year-old Ypsilanti man outside an Ypsilanti party store May 28.
Thanks to surveillance footage from Joe’s Market Cellular, 454 S. Huron St., Ypsilanti, police believe the suspect was accompanied by Allante Jones, 22, of Ypsilanti Township, who appears standing at the counter with him.
“We know he was with the shooter when it took place,” said Det. Joe Yuhas of the Ypsilanti Police Department.
Jones and the suspect were in the party store buying beer minutes before the suspect is believed to have walked out into the parking lot and shot a 23-year-old Ypsilanti man three times around 9:45 p.m., police said.
Allante Jones, 22, is wanted for questioning by the Ypsilanti Police Department.
Courtesy of the Ypsilanti Police Department
The 23-year-old victim also was in the party store before the shooting. Witnesses reported hearing the men arguing outside, police said.
Still, Yuhas said police “are just not sure” of the motive, which is one of the reasons they're seeking Jones for questioning.
However, Jones is not coming forward so Ypsilanti police are asking anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to contact Yuhas at (734) 483-9510.
Police also are looking for any information about the shooting suspect, who was described as a heavy set, light-skinned black man with long dread locks. Anyone who has information about him should contact Yuhas.
The victim is in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital, Yuhas said. He was shot in the arm, leg and abdomen.
“He’s going to be in there for awhile,” Yuhas said.
Ypsilanti police don’t think there is any connection between this shooting and two other recent shootings in Ypsilanti Township the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
This unknown suspect is wanted in a shooting that occurred at a Ypsilanti party store on May 28. Anyone with knowledge of his identity or whereabouts is asked to contact Ypsilanti police at (734) 483-9510.
Courtesy of the Ypsilanti Police Department
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
RJA
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 7:54 p.m.
@ MGoBrew2, no need to get your eyes checked. I see what looks like a young girl.
Steve Pierce
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 2:48 p.m.
smokeblwer, You mean places like Meijer and Kroger?
MGoBrew2
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 1:53 p.m.
Does anyone else see a kid in between them in the top photo? Seems like it could be relevant for locating them? That or I need to get my eyes checked.
John Counts
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 2:28 p.m.
It is indeed a little girl. The Ypsilanti police said they are not sure if there is any connection between her, the shooting suspect or Allante Jones. They may have just been in the store at the same time.
CincoDeMayo
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 2:12 p.m.
Looks like a girl...or I am very suggestible.
Bob
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 3:39 a.m.
is this gang related... he werin all blue on the southside that is all bloods... jus sayin
someguy734
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 11:14 p.m.
there are no gangs in ypsi or washtenaw county...
Davidian
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 11:50 p.m.
Half the fun of reading the articles is the outlanding mugshots! annarbor.com needs a mugshot lineup ala The Smoking Gun.
smokeblwr
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 11:14 p.m.
Places that sell booze, smokes and cell phones attract a certain.....element.
Mark Hergott
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 10:57 p.m.
I once went into Joe's Market. Once. I don't think it's appropriate to malign the owners, they have security cameras, floodlights, and security glass. It just seems as though people with too much time and not enough brains congregate at certain places for the wrong reasons. If it weren't this store, it would be another place nearby.
Bogie
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 9:21 p.m.
Quit going there too. There is always people, who are drunk or high loitering that place. Does Ypsi have a loitering ordinance? If so, why not enforce it? Keep the scum moving!