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Campus Area Crime Map: Ypsilanti Township apartment complex shooting leaves two dead on Thanksgiving night

The police are investigating a deadly shooting leaving two men dead in an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex. No arrests have been made at this time.

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Attempted larceny - An arrestee attempted to steal a bike the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) at the Pittman Residence Hall. Reported as larceny of a bike, the crime was reported on Nov. 29, 2020 at 10:09 p.m. and occurred at the same time. The case is open.

Fleeing and eluding police - EMU Police assisted the Ypsilanti Police Department (YPD) with a subject fleeing on foot on Nov. 27 at 12:02 a.m. The alleged crime occurred near the intersection of North Hamilton Street and West Forest Boulevard off the campus of EMU. The case is open.  

Failure to appear - The YPD/EMU police responded to a failure to appear on McAuley Drive in Ypsilanti. In the report of the alleged crime a description of the alleged crime was listed as "warrant pick up at [the] hospital". The crime was reported and occurred both on Nov. 24 at 2:02 a.m. This case closed. 

Possible harassment, Clery Act Crime - A report of possible harassment was made to EMU Campus Security Authorities (CSA) on Nov. 24 at 8:59 a.m. The alleged crime was reported as a Clery Act Crime. The possible harassment occurred at Pittman Residence Hall, a first year residence hall on EMU's campus on Nov. 19 at 8:00 a.m. The case is open.

Potential felonious assault - EMU police assisted YPD with a potential felonious assault. The alleged crime occurred on Cornell Road on Nov. 23 at 5:38 p.m. This case is open.


Ypsilanti Township shooting leaves two men dead on Thanksgiving Day:

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is currently investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex on Thanksgiving night. The shooting left two men dead.

According to MLive.com, police were called to a reported shooting at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26. The shooting occurred in the Aspen Chase Apartments complex. The apartments are located on the 3000 block of International Drive in Ypsilanti Township.

Police arrived to the scene to find two 22-year-old men who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. One victim, Marcus Mackey, was pronounced dead at the scene and a second man, Reed Carter, was transported to a hospital, but subsequently succumbed to his injuries and died, said Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, Derrick Jackson.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. This case is still under investigation.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact WCSO Detective Jamie Stitt at 734-973-4395, or crime stoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp or the WCSO confidential tip line at 734-973-7711.