Thursday, December 10, 2020

Police probe motel shootings

Police are continuing the investigation into a shooting incident last Saturday at an Inkster motel.

According to police reports, Inkster police officers and Michigan State Troopers responded to a report of gunfire at about 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Paradise Motel on Michigan Avenue in the city.

According to police reports, responding officers heard two people yelling for help from the motel. A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s had suffered gunshot wounds and were treated and then transported to a local hospital by emergency personnel.

No report on their condition was available although the wounds appeared to be non-life threatening, according to reports. Police did not release their names.

Officers said the shooting was suspected to have started as an armed robbery but that the investigation is still in the early stages and is ongoing. 

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is urged to call the Inkster Police Department at (313) 563-9850.