A shootout between people in two vehicles at an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex left two people wounded Thursday night, a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office official said.

Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Director of Community Engagement Derrick Jackson said deputies responded about 9 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of Meadow Woods Boulevard, in The Meadows apartment complex, for a report of a shootout between two vehicles. By the time deputies arrived, one group had fled in one of the vehicles, while two of the three occupants of the other vehicle fled on foot, Jackson said.

The Detroit woman left at the scene had been shot once in the head. She ran a short way, but couldn't go far, Jackson said. An Ypsilanti Township man who was shot in the arm and the leg ran to a nearby party store and store employees called 911.

“I believe they’re all going to make a full recovery,” Jackson said.

Both the man and the woman were taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township to be treated for their injuries. The third person in that vehicle, a man, has not been located. Jackson said people at a nearby apartment complex reported a man in the area was talking about being involved in a shootout and called police.

However, the man was gone by the time deputies arrived, Jackson said.

Jackson said it’s unknown how many people were in the other vehicle involved in the shootout and no description was available for the people at large or the vehicle.

It’s unknown at this point what led to the shootout or if any of the people involved knew each other, Jackson said. To this point, investigators are not getting a lot of cooperation, he said.

“Detectives are investigating and they’re still trying to get leads and talk with the victims and witnesses who were out there,” Jackson said.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).



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