5 women arrested following Brighton mall shooting
GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - Five women were taken into custody Thursday night following a police shooting at Green Oak Village Place Mall.
Update: Suspects in Brighton mall robbery, shooting charged
According to authorities, Green Oak Township police responded to the Ulta Store just after 8 p.m. on reports of five women who had entered the store and were filling bags with merchandise. Michigan State Police troopers from the Brighton Post came to assist.
Police said the women fled the scene with the stolen property - one on foot and the others in separate vehicles.
Authorities said a Michigan State Police trooper was trying to take the woman who ran on foot when one of the vehicles involved was driven toward the trooper, who fired his weapon at the vehicle.
The vehicle was struck, but not the driver. Police said the vehicle stopped after crashing into a building. No one was injured in the incident.
All five women were taken into police custody and lodged at the Livingston County Jail in Howell.
The investigation is ongoing.
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