LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan State Police are investigating a homicide after responding to a call on the 6000 block of Sargent Rd in Handy Township at around 1:00 a.m. Friday about an argument between two roommates.
Police say that when the caller went downstairs to check on the two, he found one of the roommates, a 57-year-old man, injured and lying on the floor, and that the suspect, a 35-year-old man from Howell, ran away from the home. The 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers with K9s and deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department attempted to track him down.
At around 2:25 a.m., someone living in the 5700 block of Millett Road called 911 to report someone banging on the door. Deputies arrived on the scene and arrested him after learning it was the man they were looking for.
MSP is not releasing the cause of death, if/what weapons are used, but they say there is no threat to the public.
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