A 23-year-old Huron County man has been arrested after shooting a relative during a family dispute on Mother’s Day.
Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson reports that his deputies were called to a residence on Purdy Road in Paris Township shortly after 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, after a family confrontation had ended in gunfire.
Upon arriving at the scene, investigators found a 48-year-old man from Ruth who had been shot in the chest with a .22 caliber handgun, with the man being transported via ambulance to Harbor Beach Community Hospital. He was later flown to an out-of-county hospital for further care after being emergency stabilized. Sheriff Hanson reports that doctors are working to remove a bullet from the man that had struck a vital organ and was ultimately located near his spine.
The 23-year-old suspect, a relative of the wounded man, was spotted in Roseville around 11 p.m. after fleeing the scene earlier, with the Roseville Police arresting him. The Huron County Sheriff’s Office met Roseville Police in Imlay City to take custody of the suspect, who is now lodged at the Huron County Jail, awaiting his arraignment.
The investigation is ongoing, with the Harbor Beach Police Department and Sherman Township Fire Department assisting at the initial scene.
