A man was shot in the back just after noon on Saturday in the parking lot of an industrial business on Common Road, west of Groesbeck Highway, and the gunman was gone before Roseville police could get there. Officers found the wounded victim and rushed him to a hospital, while investigators turned their attention to a white pickup truck that had already pulled away from the scene.
According to FOX 2 Detroit, Roseville police officers were dispatched to the reported shooting near the business at Common Road and Groesbeck Highway, in a city that sits roughly 13 miles north of Detroit. The outlet reported officers were called to the scene at 12:35 p.m., though Macomb Daily put the response at about 12:30 p.m., citing numerous police officers and firefighters who converged on the parking lot after the report of someone being shot.
Roseville Police Chief Scott Burley said in a release that officers located the victim suffering a gunshot wound to the back, and the victim was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment, the newspaper's report notes. FOX 2's account of the same release states that police did not comment on the victim's health status, leaving the extent and nature of the injuries unclear even as the two outlets describe the department's statement differently.
Suspect Fled Before Officers Arrived
Police say a male fled the area in a white pickup truck before officers reached the scene, and he's now being sought as a person of interest in the shooting, per the Macomb Daily report. FOX 2's reporting likewise states that the suspect fled the scene in a white pickup truck before officers arrived. Investigators did not provide a further description of the suspected shooter or offer a motive for the shooting, according to FOX 2.
Officers remained at the scene afterward as detectives began interviewing witnesses, with police describing the investigation as active and ongoing, the Macomb Daily report states. Police also said they did not comment on the victim's identity, according to FOX 2's account of the release.
No Ongoing Threat, Police Say
“Based on the information currently available, the Roseville Police Department does not believe there is an ongoing threat to the general public,” police said in the release, as quoted by the same Macomb Daily report. The department's statement reflects what officers knew at the time, rather than a final determination about the case.
Saturday's shooting adds to a string of violent incidents that have drawn Roseville police attention this year. In August, a fight at a Roseville banquet facility during a wedding reception escalated when guests began fighting with one another and at least two handguns were brandished before shots were fired, leaving three people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Macomb Daily reported. A separate road-rage shooting in Roseville left a man injured with a suspect still on the run, according to CBS Detroit. Years earlier, in June 2020, a 45-year-old man was shot in the leg following an early-morning dispute over payment at his home, Macomb Daily reported at the time.
For now, the Common Road shooting remains unresolved, with no arrest announced and the driver of the white pickup truck still unidentified publicly. Detectives continue to interview witnesses as they piece together what led to the shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon.
