(CBS DETROIT) – A retired Detroit sergeant was arrested Tuesday after a dispute between landlord and tenant resulted in a fatal shooting on Tuesday.
The shooting happened at a home in the 15900 block of Kentfield Street around 2:10 p.m.
Deputy Chief Jacqueline Pritchett says the victim, who was in his 40s, was shot multiple times and taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Pritchett says the shooter, who was the landlord, was identified as a man in his 50s who retired from the Detroit Police Department eight years ago. A firearm has been recovered and police will file a warrant with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police did not recover a gun from the victim, Pritchett said.
An investigation is underway.
