Ferndale shooting suspect arrested in Texas

Robert Allen | Detroit Free Press

A man suspected of shooting a 20-year-old man twice in the face during a robbery Dec. 3 in Ferndale has been arrested in Houston, police announced today.

Somate Jalen Russell, 21, was tracked down and arrested by U.S. Marshalls on Thursday. Two handguns were recovered, and investigators believe at least two more people, a second robber and A driver, were involved.

The victim and his girlfriend had been sitting in their vehicle in the area of Hazelhurst and Wanda when two men who appeared to be in their 20s approached them, and one started shooting. Police responded just after 8 p.m., according to a news release from Ferndale police.

The woman told police that the robber may have shot her boyfriend on accident then panicked and kept shooting as he left, the release said.

She told police she thought the men were going to rob them.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ferndale Police at 248-541-3650.

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