Welfare check reveals body of Oakland County man killed in ‘violent attack’ Suspect taken into custody
MILFORD, Mich. – Police have taken a Macomb County man into custody following a “violent attack” that killed a man in Milford.
According to authorities, Milford police officers found the 26-year-old victim’s body inside his home on Summit Street, just west of Commerce Street. Police said they were called to the home Wednesday, Dec. 31, for a welfare check after his girlfriend was not able to contact him for some time.
A 29-year-old man from Sterling Heights was taken into custody that night. Police said the two men knew each other and the killing was not random.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Milford Police Department at 248-684-1815.
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