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LAPEER COUNTY, MI — Multiple outlets, including The County Press, have confirmed that the victim in Wednesday’s morning shooting at Trims Unlimited has died. “My heart goes out to the family involved in this tragic shooting today,” Almont Police Chief Daniel Willis told The County Press. “It’s a horrible incident when anything like this happens.” The victim’s identity has still not been released. The Almont Police Department responded to the shooting at around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the business, located on Van Dyke Road in Almont Township. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries, Willis told Fox 2 Detroit. The suspect, a 32-year-old man from Columbus, Michigan, was known to his victim, Willis said. After the shooting at the business, the suspect fled the scene, leading officers from multiple departments on a pursuit. A total of five patrol cars belonging to the Michigan State Police, Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office, Imlay City Police Department and the Dryden Township Police Department were damaged in the pursuit, police said. Three officers were treated for minor injuries in the traffic crashes. The suspect was eventually shot by two Lapeer County Sheriff’s deputies in the 2000 block of Sutton Road before being taken into custody and to a local hospital. Both deputies have since been placed on paid administrative leave. The Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from MSP to investigate the police-involved shooting, the department stated previously in a news release. The Lapeer County Prosecutor’s Office will review the investigation once complete.
