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Man charged in fatal shooting at Redford Township motel

(CBS DETROIT) — One man is facing charges in the fatal shooting of a woman at a motel in Redford Township, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor.

A 39-year-old Detroit man is charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm. 

Redford Township police say it happened Saturday morning just before 5 a.m. at the Travelers Motor Inn Motel on Telegraph Road. Responding officers found a woman with a gunshot wound. 

Officers attempted life-saving measures before the person was taken to the hospital, where they later died. The prosecutor's office identifies the victim as 37-year-old Valentina Colban. 

The prosecutor's office says it's alleged he had a handgun and discharged it, striking Colban. 

The man is expected to be arraigned Tuesday at 11 a.m.

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