TAYLOR, Mich. – A 26-year-old Detroit woman is in custody following the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old Taylor man outside an apartment complex early Wednesday morning.
Taylor police responded to the Taylor Park Townhomes in the 11300 block of Elm Street around 4:15 a.m. to find the man lying deceased next to his vehicle in the parking lot.
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Taylor Police Det. Lt. Joshua Schneider told Local 4 that the suspect attempted to flee the scene in her vehicle, abandoning it a short time later. The Michigan State Police K-9 unit was able to track her location nearby, where she was found hiding in a bush, Schneider said.
When officers attempted to apprehend her, she fled again. After further investigation, undercover officers were able to locate her in the 1500 block of Salem in Detroit, where she attempted to flee a third time before she was taken into custody.
Schneider indicated that the department’s preliminary investigation revealed the suspect had a prior history of domestic disputes, leading detectives to believe the stabbing was a domestic situation.
Neither the victim nor the suspect have any known connection to the apartment complex where the stabbing took place, Schneider said.
Investigators are still working to process the scene and an autopsy is being ordered with the Wayne County Medical Examiner. A murder weapon has not been located yet, however Schneider says the department is working to obtain search warrants related to the case.