MERIDIAN TWP. — A Lansing woman faces assault with intent to murder and other charges in connection with a shooting in the Meridian Mall parking lot May 30 that wounded two people.
Alexia Isabel Jimenez, 19, of Lansing was arrested May 30 and arraigned on June 1 on charges of assault with intent to murder, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm.
Her bond was set at $1 million.
Meridian Township police said they had identified one of two vehicles they had been looking for since the shooting at about 1:25 p.m. on May 30. The remaining vehicle they were looking for on June 1 is “described as a burgundy sedan, possibly a Chrysler 300 or Toyota Camry with dark tinted windows and dark colored rims.”
Meridian Township police had announced on the evening of May 30 that a 19-year-old Lansing woman had been taken into custody.
Meridian Township Police Chief Rick Grillo on May 30 said multiple shots were fired in the parking lot on the Dick’s Sporting Goods side of the mall. While everyone involved in the incident had left the scene by the time police arrived, police later said two people were shot and sought treatment at local medical centers.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police department at (517) 853-4800. They can also contact Detective Sgt. Brian Canen at canen@meridian.mi.us or submit an anonymous tip through the department’s social media sites.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Lansing woman charged in connection with shooting in Meridian Mall parking lot
Reporting by Al Wilson, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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