Overview
- A woman in her 40s was shot near the hip during a seemingly random carjacking in the Baldwin Commons Plaza parking lot and her young son witnessed the attack on Tuesday evening.
- Deputies immediately issued an alert and used Flock license‑plate camera tracking along with detectives, auto‑theft and fugitive teams, K‑9 units, drones and a helicopter to follow the stolen vehicle north.
- About 1 hour and 25 minutes after the shooting, officers located the car in Groveland Township, a brief pursuit ended in a crash, the suspect fled on foot and an undercover detective arrested him.
- Sheriff Michael Bouchard identified the suspect as a 25‑year‑old Ann Arbor man who is on probation for a prior violent assault; he had not been formally charged at the time of reporting and the investigation continues.
- The victim underwent surgery after losing significant blood but is expected to survive, and officials urged people to be vigilant in parking lots while investigators prepare charging decisions and next steps.