2 hospitalized after shootout at Ypsilanti Township apartment complex
A shootout between people in two vehicles at an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex left two people wounded Thursday night, a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office official said.
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Director of Community Engagement Derrick Jackson said deputies responded about 9 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of Meadow Woods Boulevard, in The Meadows apartment complex, for a report of a shootout between two vehicles. By the time deputies arrived, one group had fled in one of the vehicles, while two of the three occupants of the other vehicle fled on foot, Jackson said.
The Detroit woman left at the scene had been shot once in the head. She ran a short way, but couldn't go far, Jackson said. An Ypsilanti Township man who was shot in the arm and the leg ran to a nearby party store and store employees called 911.
“I believe they’re all going to make a full recovery,” Jackson said.
Both the man and the woman were taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township to be treated for their injuries. The third person in that vehicle, a man, has not been located. Jackson said people at a nearby apartment complex reported a man in the area was talking about being involved in a shootout and called police.
However, the man was gone by the time deputies arrived, Jackson said.
Jackson said it’s unknown how many people were in the other vehicle involved in the shootout and no description was available for the people at large or the vehicle.
It’s unknown at this point what led to the shootout or if any of the people involved knew each other, Jackson said. To this point, investigators are not getting a lot of cooperation, he said.
“Detectives are investigating and they’re still trying to get leads and talk with the victims and witnesses who were out there,” Jackson said.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
mady
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 4:03 p.m.
As an Ypsilanti resident for almost 4 months now, I have gotten feedback from several of my acquaintances(not all, thankfully)who think that in moving to Ypsi, I'm taking my life in my hands. Well, I'm still here, have no intention of moving, I haven't been mugged, shot, stabbed, etc. Ypsilanti is NOT one enormous cesspool of crime, as some people seem to think. It has its bad neighborhoods, but EVERY community has that. Ann Arbor included. Just sayin'. sign me, Madeleine Baier and I'm NOT moving!!
mady
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 : 6:57 p.m.
@EyeHeart, sadly you are right. some people's minds are not only closed but nailed/cemented shut. It is indeed their loss!!
mady
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 : 6:55 p.m.
MurrayJane, I did not move here to impress my friends. My real friends do not need to be impressed in that way. Nor did I move from campus, and I've never stepped foot in the corner brewery. I also do not have "the place figured out". I don't need to. my reasons are sufficient . Yes, I voted you down. have a nice day.
EyeHeartYpsi
Sun, Apr 14, 2013 : 3:11 a.m.
Ypsi has long been Ann Arbor's red-haired stepchild. Not worth trying to defend it to those who's minds are already made up. Their loss.
MurrayJane
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 6:12 p.m.
Well it's nice to see that you have the place figured out after 4 whole months of going from campus to the corner brewery. I'm sorry your friends are so negative, but isn't that why you came here? To impress your friends?
actionjackson
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 3:33 p.m.
It's starting to sound more and more like the Wild west over in this area.
Robert Granville
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 2:48 p.m.
I got robbed there just last year... color me surprised.... jk
snoopjane
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:17 p.m.
Here we go again with that place! I thought McKinley was going to clean it up and keep the thugs out? Once and for all...let's do something about that place!!
Colum
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 6:32 p.m.
You are probably thinking of the section 8 housing, Sycamore Meadows. McKinley doesn't own The Meadows.
DJBudSonic
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:37 p.m.
They did clean it up, but there is just so much you can do. It is certainly one of the worst of their properties, but we all need more affordable housing, right?
cinnabar7071
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 11:37 a.m.
"To this point, investigators are not getting a lot of cooperation, he said." I for one am glad to see they will handle this themselves and save our resources for better use. No court costs, no prison costs, and a few bad guys off the street. A win win here
LaMusica
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 1:55 a.m.
Yikes, I'm supposed to move into that complex in less than a month... :-/
tdw
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:12 p.m.
Have you given a deposit ? If you have and can afford it I'd just eat it.
chris
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 2:30 a.m.
Please don't.
Doc03911
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:37 a.m.
I live down the street from there in a house we bought just over a year ago. Sitting in my garage and heard 5-6 shots @8:57 pm. Took the county police 17 min to arrive. Heard over the scanner that a suspect was on foot running. Went inside, locked it down and got my glock out, had the kids go hang out in the basement. I'll be lucky to break even when I sell this place.
Fester
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 : 1:05 p.m.
Should have saved the money on the gun bought a home in a nicer neighborhood.
cmadler
Sun, Apr 14, 2013 : 11:21 a.m.
I'm not surprised. Despite being home to more than 50,000 people, Ypsilanti Township has insisted on continuing to use a policing model more appropriate to rural areas, relying solely on the Washtenaw Sheriff's deputies' patrols, and repeatedly voting down millages that would pay for a more adequate level of policing. Most of the violent crime in "Ypsilanti" does not happen in the city...
stevek
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 11:14 p.m.
It is amazing how some people act like animals.
Sue
Sun, Apr 14, 2013 : 6:03 a.m.
huh7891, They can create their own purpose and reason for being if they choose. They choose to be evil.
Themadcatter
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 2:21 a.m.
Animals don't shoot guns, people do.
huh7891
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:03 a.m.
When you have no purpose , hope or reason for being you have no regard for others.
leezee
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 9:45 p.m.
I lived at The Meadows for about 4 years when they first opened. It really was my favorite apartment, but I had to move once the gang graffiti started and the final straw - gun shots right outside my bedroom window. Such a shame.
Mortimer
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 11:56 p.m.
I was looking into renting there... never mind...
WalkingJoe
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 8:52 p.m.
" To this point, investigators are not getting a lot of cooperation,". Gee, what a surprise.
EyeHeartA2
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 8:51 p.m.
Detroit over there.
Doc03911
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 : 12:38 a.m.
You have a point. Alotta stuff that starts there is ending here.
Mr. Ed
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 : 8:51 p.m.
I bet they really don't care about gun control.