Woman found shot to death in parking lot near Ann Arbor, police investigating

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Pittsfield Township police said they are investigating after a woman was found shot to death Thursday morning in a parking lot just south of Briarwood Mall and north of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. 

According to police, they confirmed a woman was found shot to death on Plaza Drive, which is part of a business park just off of I-94 north of Ellsworth Road. 

Police said the suspect, who they did not identify, was likely known to the victim and the shooting was not random. Witnesses told FOX 2 they heard roughly 5 to 10 gunshots between 8 and 8:30 Thursday morning.

When police arrived, they found the car with multiple bullet holes on the outside and the woman was dead inside the car.

The victim is a 50-year-old Plymouth resident but no further details were released.

Police are working to learn more about the suspect and expect to release more information later in the day on Thursday.

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Police are asking anyone with information to call the Pittsfield Township Police Department at 734-822-4958.

The address where the woman was found is in Ann Arbor but the investigation falls under the jurisdiction of the Pittsfield Township Police Department.