Ypsilanti police investigate fatal shooting

By Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 : 5:07 p.m.

A man was found dead this morning at an Ypsilanti home after being shot multiple times, Ypsilanti police said.

Police said in a news release they have a person of interest in the case, but were not more specific.

The 20-year-old Ypsilanti Township man was found at a home in the 300 block of South Prospect Street, where officers went at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a death investigation. He is believed to have been shot multiple times with a handgun, the release said. Authorities have not released the victim's name. Investigators could not be reached for comment tonight.

An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning, according to the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office.

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