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Suspect arrested after man found shot outside Waterford Twp. cinema

Waterford Township police have arrested one person in connection with the death of a man who was found shot outside the MJR Theater on Thursday.

Police received a 911 call about a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot at 7501 Highland Road around 11:30 p.m., township police said in a news release.

According to the information, the officers found the 28-year-old with a gunshot wound to the upper chest area. The Waterford Region Fire Department provided medical assistance at the scene and transported the man to a nearby hospital.

Officials did not say when he died but described the incident as a homicide.

“This was not a random act,” police wrote.

Investigators identified and arrested a 24-year-old West Bloomfield Township man as a suspect.

According to the news release, the man was arrested and taken to the Oakland County Jail.

Investigators are still investigating and looking for possible witnesses to the shooting. Officers ask anyone with information about the incident to call Detective Sergeant Sawyer at (248) 618-6108.

News of the arrest comes hours after Warren police announced an investigation into the death of a man found dead Friday.

Michigan law enforcement agencies reported 639 non-negligent or intentional homicides in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available through the Michigan Incident Crime Reporting program.

Of the 639 reported homicides, law enforcement made only 310 arrests when possible, according to Crime in Michigan's 2022 annual report.

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