YPSILANTI TWP., MI – An Ypsilanti Township wife and mother of two was shot and killed by her husband early Thursday morning when he apparently mistook her for an intruder inside the home, police say.

Police were called at 1:57 a.m. July 11, to a home in the 600 block of Desoto Avenue in Ypsilanti Township’s West Willow neighborhood for a report of a woman who was shot and not breathing, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.

The 31-year-old woman later died of her injuries, police said. Her name is being withheld by police at this time.

Initial reports indicate the family was sleeping when the woman’s 30-year-old husband woke up to what he thought was someone breaking into the home, police said.

The husband told police he grabbed his gun, saw what he believed to be an intruder and pulled the trigger, unknowingly shooting and killing his wife, police said.

The couple’s two children, 2 and 4 years old, were inside the home sleeping when the shooting occurred. They were not injured in the incident, police said.

The husband was taken into custody and is currently being lodged in the Washtenaw County Jail. No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Confidential Tip line at 734-973-7711 or 1-800-SPEAK UP.