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Eaton County Sheriff searching for Lansing shooting suspect

Posted at 11:19 AM, May 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-12 11:19:31-04

LANSING, Mich. — The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an unidentified suspect in a Lansing shooting on Wednesday.

Eaton County Sheriff’s deputies were called at about 11:00pm to a report of a shooting victim at the Elmwood Park Apartment Complex in Lansing.

Upon their arrival, deputies found a man with multiple gunshot wounds lying on a sidewalk. He is currently in critical condition.

Eaton County Sheriff confirmed the suspect was last seen running southeast from the scene on Mall Drive East toward a Zap Zone establishment. K-9 units were sent to track the suspect, but they was not successful.

The shooter is described as a black male in his late 20’s to early 30’s with a thin build. It is said he is around 5’10” tall, was wearing a head scarf, dark shirt and pants.

If you have any information regarding this shooting, contact Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Rick Buxton at (517) 323-8484.