9/3/14 - A Howell man was fatally shot during a possible road rage incident yesterday afternoon in Genoa Township. At 3:35, emergency crews were called to the intersection of Grand River and Chilson Road. Undersheriff Mike Murphy says there were two men involved in the incident: a 43-year-old man in a 2014 Escape and a 69-year-old man in a Dodge pickup truck, both from Howell. The man in the pickup reportedly passed the Escape while traveling eastbound on Grand River. While they were stopped at the Chilson Road traffic light, the man in the Escape got out of his vehicle and walked to the driver-side window of the pickup. The driver of the pickup produced a firearm and fatally shot the man, then pulled off onto Chilson to wait for the police. He was arrested without incident. Miranda Murray, who owns MJ's Hair Salon in the Whistle Stop Plaza, told WHMI that she heard the gunshot followed by the screams of a woman. When she went outside, she saw a man on the ground and a woman kneeling over him. She said a police officer later came into the salon to see if they had a surveillance camera, which they did not. Murphy says the suspect declined to talk with investigators and instead asked for an attorney. He is lodged in the Livingston County Jail pending charges, which could be filed as early as today. The intersection remained closed until just after 7pm as police investigated the shooting, and anyone with information relevant to the incident is asked to contact them. (TD/JK)
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