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EATON COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man allegedly seen firing gunshots into the air and pointing a handgun at motorists in the middle of a roadway was shot and killed by a passerby with a concealed pistol license.
The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said it received multiple reports from citizens about a black male dressed in a black hoodie and jeans who was firing off rounds and brandishing the pistol in the middle of the 6500 block of Saginaw Highway at 8:25 a.m. on Monday.
As deputies were responding, 911 dispatchers advised that the man had been shot, police said. Upon arrival, deputies found a man with apparent gunshot wounds and a handgun next to his body. He died at the scene.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 22-year-old resident of Delta Township had been traveling east on Saginaw Highway when he stopped near Brookside Drive. The male standing in the highway then pointed the pistol at him, according to police.
The 22-year-old, a CPL holder, fired his pistol from his vehicle, striking the male, identified as a 26-year-old with a last known address in Walker. Further information will be updated pending next of kin notification.
Eaton County detectives are investigating at the scene and interviewing multiple witnesses. Anyone who observed any part of the incident is asked to contact Det. Buxton at 517-323-8484.