ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A woman’s body was found at a Royal Oak Township car dealership on Saturday morning, according to Michigan State Police.
Troopers discovered a body on Saturday morning around 8:40 a.m. near Eight Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue at Legend Motors of Ferndale.
Officials say that a 40-year-old woman from Sterling Heights was found lying on the ground with fatal gunshot wounds.
Michigan State Police reported that at 9:45 a.m., a 43-year-old man from Oak Park turned himself into Detroit Police after the shooting occurred. The suspect in connection with the shooting was transported to the Michigan State Metro North Post and is in custody.
Police say that the suspect and victim have a child together and that the Oak Park man was waiting for the Sterling Heights woman at her job.
Employees at Legends Motors of Ferndale told Local 4 that the Sterling Heights woman who was found is a manager of the dealership and that the alleged shooter is her ex-husband.
This breaking news story will be updated when more information is available.
Breaking: Woman shot and killed in parking lot outside Legends Motors on 8 Mile in Royal oak. MSP says suspect is in custody and this appears to have been a domestic murder. @clickondetroit @Local4News pic.twitter.com/9TaGTS2d0z
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