One dead, two injured in Benton Township shooting

BENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- One woman died and another woman was seriously injured in a shooting that happened early Sunday morning, according to Benton Township Police. A man also suffered a gunshot wound to the toe.

At 1:11 a.m., police responded to Ogden and Willow Creek Drive for reports of a shooting.

When police arrived they found two women with gunshot wounds.

They were transported to the hospital.

At the hospital, the 28-year-old woman died of her injuries. The other woman, a 33-year-old was airlifted to a regional hospital.

During the investigation, police learned a 27-year-old man went to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his toe.

Investigators learned there had been a large party near the location of the shootings.

If you have any information in this case, please contact Benton Township Police at (269) 925-1135 or Crime Stoppers at (574) 288-STOP.