YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 20-year-old man who was seen holding a gun and wearing a ski mask near a Washtenaw County school accidentally shot himself while running away from deputies.
The shooting happened Monday morning, May 1, near a school in the area of McGregor Avenue and Grove Street in Ypsilanti Township, according to authorities.
Deputies were called to the school to investigate a 20-year-old man wearing a ski mask and holding a gun.
When they arrived, deputies approached two people, who fled. The 20-year-old tried to pull out a gun, but accidentally shot himself in the abdomen, deputies said.
He was treated and taken to a nearby hospital. No specifics about his condition have been revealed.
Both people are in police custody.
You can see aerial video of the scene below: