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Man in custody after woman, 73, found dead in Southfield apartment

Woman suffered from several gunshot wounds, police said

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Police are investigating after a 73-year-old woman was found dead from several gunshot wounds late Thursday night at an apartment building.

Southfield police say that at about 11:30 p.m. on March 24, they received a report that a woman was not breathing at the Legacy Place apartments off of 9 Mile Road, near Greenfield Road.

Upon arriving at the apartment, officers found the woman dead from several gunshot wounds, officials said.

Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man, who was in the apartment when they arrived. The man is the one who called 911, but they gave “conflicting information to dispatchers and officers,” officials said.

The relationship between the man and the woman is currently unclear.


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