2 Hurt, 1 Arrested In Shooting Outside UAW Hall In Saline: Police

SALINE, MI — Two people were injured and one person was arrested Thursday morning after a shooting outside a UAW hall in Saline, according to Saline Police Chief Marlene Radzik.

A 40-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man were taken to a nearby hospital, where the woman was listed in critical condition and the man was listed in stable condition, police said.

A 58-year-old man was arrested in connection to the shooting after he crashed his car in the area of Ann Arbor Street and Willis Road while fleeing the hall, police said.

Police said the man and woman were walking to the woman’s car in the parking lot of the UAW Local 892 on Woodland Drive at 11:30 a.m. when the woman’s ex-boyfriend opened fire.

The shooter then sped away from the hall in a vehicle before crashing head-on with another vehicle near Ann Arbor Street and Willis Road, police said. Officials said one person suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Officers then arrested the shooter after a good Samaritan blocked the man from leaving the scene of the accident, police said. Officials also said officers found a fireman.

"A deputy caught up to him (the suspect) as did an MSP trooper," Radzik told reporters. "The deputy ordered him out of the car. He was not complying with the commands, so the Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputy tased him. He is currently in custody."

Nearby city and school facilities, including a middle school, went on a temporary lockdown as the situation unfolded Thursday morning, police said.

Police did not immediately release the shooter's name as charges were pending.

Police have not determined a motive for the shooting, or say whether if the woman and the shooter had previous domestic violence issues. Officials were still investigating the shooting.