Pontiac, MI – A fatal shooting at a Pontiac apartment complex has left one man dead and another injured, prompting an Oakland County investigation and a public appeal for information Thursday.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and STAR EMS responded to the 30 block of Candlelite Lane at approximately 9:54 p.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of multiple gunshots.
Deputies reportedly found a 39-year-old Pontiac man outside an apartment with a gunshot wound to his hand. Investigators also observed that the apartment’s storm door had been shattered and that multiple bullet holes were visible near the front entrance.
Inside the residence, deputies located 53-year-old Jethro Jackson Jr. of Pontiac with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies began lifesaving measures before STAR EMS personnel arrived and provided advanced medical care.
Jackson was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital, where a physician pronounced him dead despite those efforts. The surviving man was also treated at the hospital and later released.
Investigators recovered multiple spent shell casings outside the apartment. Detectives, the sheriff’s forensic science laboratory unit and the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office processed the scene. An autopsy has been scheduled.
The sheriff’s office did not announce an arrest or release a suspect description in its Thursday statement.
Anyone with information may contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4950 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. Anonymous tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest.
