Sketch released of suspect believed to have shot a woman in head
The 20-year-old woman who was shot in the head during a robbery Friday night may have been near the AATA bus stop at Washtenaw Avenue and Golfside Road shortly before the shooting, which occurred about a half mile away, Pittsfield Township police said.
Composite sketch of suspect.
Sketch courtesy of the Pittsfield Department of Public Safety
Police released a sketch of the suspect Sunday. Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick said he is an 18- to 20-year-old black man, about 5-foot-8 with a thin build, no facial hair and a bald head. He was wearing a hoodie and all dark clothing. He is still at large and considered armed and extremely dangerous, police said.
The woman was shot about 10:35 p.m. Friday outside of her apartment complex on the 4900 block of Lakeridge Drive in Pittsfield Township after she had gotten off work. The victim was walking to her apartment complex while wearing earbud headphones when the unknown suspect approached her with a gun and tried to grab her purse, police said.
Police did not say what leads them to believe the woman was near the bus stop before the shooting.
The man then put the gun to her head and told her to remove her clothing while forcing her to the ground, police said At that point, the victim began fighting back and the man shot her in the left side of her head, according to police. No sexual assault took place.
Police are asking people using AATA in the area of Washtenaw Avenue and Golfside Road to be alert and aware of their surroundings at all times.
The investigation continues, but anyone who believes he or she has seen the suspect should contact the Pittsfield Department of Public Safety at (734) 822-4911 or the confidential tip line at (734) 822-4958 immediately.
Comments
Jack
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 : 3:38 p.m.
Why is there nothing in this article about how the victim is doing?
JRW
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 4:28 p.m.
Scum is too good a description for animals like this. Find him and throw away the key to the cell in prison.
Bananagunz
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 1:30 p.m.
So is there any info on the status of the woman? I hope she is able to fully recover.
rsa221
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 1:18 p.m.
Gun violence is so common these days. :(
shutthefrtdoor
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 4:04 p.m.
Some gun violence directed against the perp would probably save more victims from the ills of criminals like this.
Usual Suspect
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 1:45 p.m.
Gun violence in the US is decreasing.
Bulldog5
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 12:16 p.m.
How do they know he had a bald head if he was wearing a hoodie? The sketch does look similar to Washtenaw County's. This guy's nose is drawn wider, and his cheeks are more full around his mouth. He looks generally younger, and I don't have the rest of the description for the County's guy, like height and weight, etc.
Ponycar
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 3:22 p.m.
You can wear a hoodie with the hood down, of course.
MoonmanDon
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 12:09 p.m.
I really hope the police get this scumbag off our streets. We don't need a criminal of this extent on the streets during finals week. Freaks me out.
linuxtuxguy
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 2:11 a.m.
"The man then put the gun to her head and told her to remove her clothing while forcing her to the ground, police said At that point, the victim began fighting back and the man shot her in the left side of her head, according to police. No sexual assault took place." How, exactly, is in NOT sexual assault to put a gun to someone's head and demand that they remove their clothes?
moodyone
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 : 7:42 a.m.
I think the idea is that it was an attempted sexual assault rather than a completed one.
Ponycar
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 3:21 p.m.
True, it probably should have stated that no rape took place, if that is the case. it seems they're being used synonymously here when they're NOT the same thing, of course.
Solitude
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 12:52 a.m.
This suspect looks a lot like the sketch of the guy the Sheriff's Dept. is looking for related to a sexual assault that took place last Monday: http://annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/sketch-of-suspect-in-sexual-assault-released/ The sketches look remarkably similar.
Ed Kimball
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 1:06 p.m.
Except this guy is 5'8" and the other guy is 6'. On the other hand, such estimates by victims do vary.
dexterreader
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 12:18 p.m.
Agreed. I thought the same thing. Prayers to the victim for a full and speedy recovery.
Ross
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 : 12:57 a.m.
You're right. Hmmmm.