Man shot in head in Pittsfield Township is upgraded to stable condition
A man shot in the head Monday night in his Pittsfield Township apartment has been upgraded to stable condition at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, township police said Wednesday afternoon.
Detectives went to the hospital today to interview the victim as they continue to work to identify two men involved in the shooting at Evergreen Apartments that police say appears to be drug-related.
The 31-year-old man was shot after the two men forced their way into his apartment and a fight ensued about 11:22 p.m., said Gordy Schick, the township's deputy director of police services.
Schick said the victim, who was hit multiple times in the face with a handgun before the shooting, was attempting to defend himself and didn't have any weapons.
When officers responded to the victim's apartment in the 3100 block of Woodland Hills Drive, they found a substantial quantity of illegal drugs inside, Schick said, but was not more specific.
Police have no reason to believe the victim was dealing drugs at the apartment, Schick said. The victim, who suffered a single gunshot wound to the left temple, has had trouble communicating with investigators because of the severity of his injuries and has mostly used a pen and paper, Schick said.
"He is able to communicate a little bit better each day," Schick said.
Anyone with information can call police at (734) 822-4911 or the police department's tip line at (734) 822-4958.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
Comments
cinnabar7071
Thu, Aug 4, 2011 : 12:03 p.m.
Maybe he was care giver, I know its still a drug dealer to the sane people left.
FoxviewFarm
Thu, Aug 4, 2011 : 10:49 a.m.
Maybe he wasn't the only one living there? I am sure that if they knew, we might be privy. But- iifc, there was a power outage...who knows? Mistaken person? Dealing means selling. Whatever the case, the real issue is he is getting better, and in due time, hopefully his attackers (clearly not the sort of person I want at my door because it is not likely they would say 'are You ------' before commencing an assault with a weapon ) will be caught. Ypsilanti -Ann Arbor - doesn't matter. The fact is violence is horrible. I continue to pray for him.
RJA
Thu, Aug 4, 2011 : 1:37 a.m.
Glad to hear the victim's condition has been up-graded. But WAIT, Officers found a substantial quanity of drugs in his apartment. (but police have no reason to believe the victim was dealing drugs at the apartment) I don't get it, maybe I don't know what the word *dealing means*
Mark Hergott
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 : 11:56 a.m.
Look, a man was shot in the head. Maybe police officers are more apt to look the other way with drug dealing when the possible dealer gets shot. Call me crazy, but I am pretty sure cops don't like it when people get shot.