Shelby Township police have a suspect under arrest in connection with a Friday, Nov. 7 double-homicide case, according to department news releases.
The department was dispatched at 12:28 p.m. Friday to Star Auto Sales located at 47092 Ryan Road for a welfare check.
Upon arrival, officers found two deceased males inside the business. One was a 48-year-old resident of Clinton Township. The other was a 40-year-old resident of Shelby Township.
At 5:45 a.m. Saturday Nov. 8, the Shelby Township Police Department’s Tactical Response Unit, with assistance from the Sterling Heights Police Department’s Special Response Team, conducted a search warrant in connection to the case at a hotel in Romulus near Detroit Metro Airport.
A suspect in the double homicide was placed under arrest and evidence was recovered from the hotel room, according to a news release.
The suspect had not yet been arraigned as of 10 a.m. Saturday, according to police.
The department will hold a press conference on the case at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Shelby Township Police Department located at 52530 Van Dyke in Shelby Township.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Police arrest suspect in Shelby Township double-homicide case
Reporting by Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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