Search for suspect ends after possible shooting, deadly crash on I-75 in Monroe County
Police investigate possible shooting on I-75 in Monroe County
MSP said just before 8:30 p.m., a Customs and Border Patrol agent stop to check on a stranded driver on southbound I-75 near Lena Pier and Exit 6. Police say the agent talked with the driver where she gave her information.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Michigan State Police (MSP) investigated a possible shooting and deadly crash on I-75 on Monday night, eventually calling off a search for a suspect.
What they're saying:
MSP said just before 8:30 p.m., a Customs and Border Patrol agent stopped to check on a stranded driver on southbound I-75 near Lena Pier and Exit 6. Police say the agent talked with the driver where she gave her information.
The agent went back to his vehicle when officials said a gunshot rang out. MSP said the agent then saw a man run into the nearby woods. Police have not confirmed if this man was the suspected shooter.
That was when officials say the driver of the stranded vehicle attempted to run across the expressway and was hit by a car, where she later died.
Dig deeper:
Officials searched for the man between Luna Pier Rd and Cousino roads. Drones, a helicopter, and K-9s were all used in the search.
At one point, a report was received about a suspicious man hiding in the rocks near the pier in Luna Pier, but he was not found. The search was eventually called off.
Southbound I-75 at Exit 6 was closed for hours. It eventually reopened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.