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One dead after Inkster shootout

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Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Inkster this morning. 

We're told the occupants of two vehicles were shooting at each other before the driver of one vehicle lost control and crashed. 

One of the occupants of the vehicle that crashed, 29-year-old Alfred Austin Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene near Inkster Road and Annapolis Avenue. Another occupant was also shot. He left the scene on foot and was found injured later near Moore Street and Moore Court.

Sources tell us officials originally thought there may have been two separate scenes.

The other victim was taken to a nearby hospital. No descriptions have been released regarding the other vehicle or the people inside. 

Stay with wxyz.com for updates on this developing story.