Farmington Hills police investigate homicide of woman, suspect in custody

A man in his 30s is in custody as police in Farmington Hills, Michigan, investigate circumstances they described as a domestic violence-related homicide on Tuesday morning. 

The suspect is a grandson of the victim, a woman who was in her late 70s or early 80s, Farmington Hills police said. The man had barricaded himself in a bedroom, and police used pepper balls in their efforts to get him out of the room, police said.

Another grandson of the victim was also at the scene.

Police said the woman suffered a severe head injury and died at a hospital. Officers are still determining what led up to the altercation.

A "large police presence" was in the area of the 31000 block of Middlebelt Road, near Northwestern Highway, as uniformed officers and detectives worked on the investigation.

CBS News Detroit will provide additional details on air and online as they are available.