EMU police investigating gunshot fired in road rage incident
A road rage incident could have turned deadly in the parking lot of the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest at 6:05 a.m. Wednesday morning when the driver of one of the vehicles opened fire on the other driver's car, according to police.
The Eastern Michigan University Police Department is investigating the felonious assault and is currently seeking the driver who fired the shot, according to information released by the department.
The victim who reported it was not an EMU student.
According to police, the victim said he was involved in a road rage incident near Huron River Drive and South Huron Street.
The suspect followed the victim into the parking lot of the Marriott and fired one shot at the victim's vehicle, striking the rear bumper. The suspect then fled in a white, newer Mercedes SUV in an unknown direction. The victim did not report any injuries.
Further details were not available Wednesday night.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
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