Crime & Safety

Clinton Township Police Seeking Stabbing Suspect

On May 4 police found a running vehicle with a bloody knife in it and the victim going in an out of consciousness.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — Clinton Township police are looking for a suspect allegedly involved in a stabbing. Officials said they responded to the area of Garnet and Quinn on May 4 around 3:45 p.m. on the report of an accident with a car in the ditch. Upon arriving they found an unoccupied car running and a knife with blood on it.

Police say they then received a related call about a man just south of the accident bleeding and going in and out of consciousness. The man told police he was stabbed by a man possibly named “Deon” who he had just met.

The Clinton Township Police are now looking for black male, early to mid-twenties, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black cargo pants, red Nike t-shirt with white letters and a black multi-colored Adidas zip-up jacket. The suspect had the following tattoos, police said: “Blessed” on right inner forearm, tattoo woman’s name on right inner forearm, heart tattoo on right side of neck and an unknown tattoo on left side of neck.

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The man possibly frequents the Six Mile/Woodward area, authorities said.

The victim’s condition is non-life threatening, police added.

Anyone with information, please call Detect Steve Rupkus at 586-493-7849 or the main line of the Detective Bureau 586-493-7840.

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