Two injured in Lansing shooting; suspect in custody after pursuit, crash
LANSING – Police were investigating a shooting that put two people in the hospital Monday afternoon.
One person was being held in connection with the shooting, which happened about 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Norman and Herbert streets, just west of South Cedar Street, Lansing police said in a news release.
Officers found a 33-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An Ingham County Sheriff's deputy spotted a vehicle believed connected to the shooting at Pennsylvania Avenue and Saginaw Street and tried to stop the driver, who sped off with the deputy in pursuit, officials said.
The fleeing vehicle eventually crashed into another vehicle at West Ottawa and North Walnut streets, and the driver, a 33-year-old man, was taken into custody, according to the news release.
Officers found a handgun in the vehicle.
No one was injured in the crash.
Police closed a section of Norman Street and were interviewing witnesses in the neighborhood.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lansing Police Department, 517-483-4600.