A 26-year-old Ypsilanti man acted in self-defense when he fired a shot that wounded another man's leg and grazed his scrotum during a domestic dispute inside a Canton mobile home, authorities have confirmed.

The shooter was at a Canton woman's home when her ex-boyfriend walked in and began to attack him, prompting him to fire a shot from a handgun, according to police reports.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has denied criminal charges against the shooter.

"Based on the facts of the case, it was deemed he acted in self-defense," Canton Deputy Police Chief Craig Wilsher said.

The incident unfolded about 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the College Park Estates mobile home park off Mott Road, east of Ridge, on Canton's west side. Police reports indicated the ex-boyfriend became upset after he walked in and found another man there.

Police reports also indicated he had previously been abusive to his ex-girlfriend. He had recently moved out, but still had a key to her home.

The ex-boyfriend was shot once in the right leg and the bullet also grazed his scrotum, police have said. He drove himself to a hospital.

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