(WXYZ) — UPDATE: Eastpointe police announced Saturday a person of interest in the homicide case.
Officers say they are searching for 30-year-old Alita Evans in connection to Friday's shooting in the parking lot of a senior living community.
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One person has died after a shooting in Eastpointe early Friday.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of Oakwood Manor Senior Living in the area of 9 Mile and Gratiot.
Police say residents contacted the dispatch center around 3:45 a.m., saying they heard multiple shots in the parking lot and saw a pickup truck on a rock.
Upon arrival, officers saw a 25-year-old Detroit man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced deceased.
The weapon was recovered with multiple casings in the area where the victim was found.
NEW: Update from @EastpointeCity PD on the man found shot/killed behind a senior living center on Nehl Avenue, near 9 Mile/Gratiot. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/cU0AC76JNA
— Matthew Smith (@MattSmithWXYZ) June 14, 2019
UPDATE: 1 dead found shot behind the pickup. Police had ID’d him, no name for public yet. Black man in 20s or 30s. Handgun recovered. A number of bullet casings nearby — note the pickup is on top of a boulder. #BreakingNews
— Matthew Smith (@MattSmithWXYZ) June 14, 2019
Eastpointe police say the "preliminary investigation suggests that this was not a random act." Officers are currently following up on several leads.
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