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MSP: 35-year-old man dead in freeway shooting on M39 exit ramp

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DETROIT (WXYZ) — A 35-year-old man is dead after a freeway shooting in Detroit Saturday evening.

According to Michigan State Police, it happened just before 6 p.m., on M39 near the I-96 ramp, as police got calls about a possible shooting in the area of westbound I-96 near Evergreen.

First responders found a 35-year-old man on the exit ramp from north M-39 to I-96 who had been shot. That victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced.

The freeway is closed at Joy Road for the investigation into the shooting. Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call 855-MICH-TIP or Crime Stoppers at 1(800) SPEAK-UP.