BIG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday morning at an off-campus apartment complex near Ferris State University.
Deputies responded to reports of shots fired at an off-campus college apartment complex in Big Rapids Township a little before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The sheriff's office did not specify which complex the shooting happened at.
They say the shooting happened in the parking lot where deputies found more than 40 shell casings from several handguns.
Deputies also found several damaged cars, along with several apartments that had been hit with gunfire.
Witnesses say there were several hundred people outside in the parking lot at the time of the shooting.
While investigating, deputies learned that a 21-year-old woman had been shot in the leg.
She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been treated and released, according to the sheriff’s office.
After several interviews, deputies were able to identify one of the three suspected shooters, and an arrest warrant was obtained. A search warrant was also obtained for the the vehicle the suspect was driving, as well as the residence that he resides in. After partnering with multiple investigators and agencies, deputies were able to arrest the suspect, as well as conduct a search where additional evidence was obtained.
The suspect is in custody and will be taken to the Mecosta County Jail, where he will be arraigned in the 77th District Court.
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office at 231-592-0150 or email tips@mecostasheriff.org.
