Victim in early morning Lansing shooting dies; police have suspect in custody

LANSING - A suspect who police say shot a Lansing man Wednesday morning before crashing a vehicle, carjacking a good Samaritan and fleeing to Livingston County is in custody.

The shooting victim, a 27-year-old Lansing man, died after being taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He has not been identified by police.

Officers with the Lansing Police Department were dispatched to the 700 block of Cleveland Street shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, police found an unresponsive man with apparent gunshot wounds.

The incident is being investigated as a homicide, according to a news release.

"The shooting/homicide appears to be domestic related with the victim and suspect having been associated," according to the news release.

A vehicle similar to one seen leaving the scene of the shooting crashed into the median of U.S. 127 near Dunkel Road.

When a good Samaritan stopped to provide assistance, the driver of the crashed vehicle used a weapon to steal the vehicle of the person who stopped to help, Lansing Police Public Information Director Robert Merritt said. The driver who stopped to help sustained minor injuries during the confrontation.

The suspect and stolen vehicle were located in Livingston County after police released a description of the stolen vehicle to other law enforcement agencies, Merritt said. The suspect was then taken into custody. Police did not release where in Livingston County the arrest occurred.

"There are no outstanding subjects and no threat to the public as it relates to this crime," according to the news release.

The investigation is ongoing, Merritt said.

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Contact RJ Wolcott at (517) 377-1026 or rwolcott@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @wolcottr.