An Ann Arbor man was killed early yesterday morning in a local hotel in the first murder in Washtenaw County this year. The 28-year-old man was shot after answering his hotel door around 5 a.m. yesterday.
The shooting occurred at the Quality Inn and Suites Hotel at 3750 Washtenaw Ave.
“Possibly it was related to drugs,” said Lt. Michael Zsenyuk, “That”s one of the things we”re following up.”
The victim was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Police found evidence of drug trade at the scene late Monday, and had identified at least two witnesses.
Ann Arbor police are offering $1,000 for information related to the shooting. The shooting suspect has not been apprehended.
The last murder in Ann Arbor occurred in Jan. 2001 when a University researcher killed himself and his wife in a suspected murder-suicide.