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1 wounded in Eastpointe shooting; suspect arrested after firing at police

(CBS DETROIT) — One person is recovering and two people are in custody after a shooting in Eastpointe Friday afternoon.

Police say officers were called to the 15000 block of Nine Mile Road for a report of a shooting around 3:30 p.m.

Responding officers found an individual with a gunshot wound. That person was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, authorities say. 

Authorities say the suspected shooter, a male, tried to disguise himself as a woman, spoke to the person shot for a short time and then took out a gun and fired one shot at that person. 

Investigators say they were able to identify the male and found he lived in Detroit. Police then obtained a search warrant. 

Officers executing the search warrant were trying to gain entry through the front of the house when the male allegedly fired a shot at them through the front door. No one was hit. 

Police then took a defensive position and negotiated with the male to surrender. The male and his girlfriend were taken into custody. 

According to authorities, the person shot was in a relationship with the male's ex-girlfriend, and the male was unhappy about it. 

The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office is expected to review the investigation.

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