Crime & Safety
Amazon Delivery Man Shot At In Rochester Hills: Police
A reward is being offered to find the driver of a red Dodge Dart with black stripes who reportedly followed and shot at an Amazon driver.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — Police are investigating after a man delivering packages for Amazon in Rochester Hills was shot at multiple times while in his vehicle.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is calling the incident an attempted murder. It happened around 7 p.m. Nov. 8 near East Tienken and Vanhoosen roads.
Police said they arrived to the scene to find a 28-year-old Eastpointe man's Pontiac Grand Prix had three bullet holes in the trunk. The bullets had passed through the car seats, narrowly missing the man as he drove, according to police.
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The man said while in the city of Rochester he had encountered a red Dodge Dart with black stripes. The two men in the vehicle reportedly followed the delivery driver around the city and brandished handguns. Police are now looking for the driver of this vehicle.
The driver was reportedly a white man in a black hooded sweatshirt. His passenger was a white male with a black hooded sweatshirt and greet duck-billed hat.
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Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. There is a $1,000 cash reward and callers will remain anonymous.
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