Victim in Christmas shooting in Southfield never called 911, police say

Police investigating the Christmas Day deaths of two people at an apartment complex say neither the victim nor her friend ever called 911, despite a history of domestic violence in the victim’s relationship.

Southfield Police Chief Elvin V. Barren shared this update Monday, hoping that a lesson could be learned from the situation.

Just after 9:30 p.m. on Christmas, Southfield Police were called to the Riverstone Apartments on Shiawassee Road for reports of a shooting. Investigators said that, earlier that day, a 23-year-old woman and her 30-year-old boyfriend got into an argument…

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