PONTIAC, Mich. – Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of a fatal shooting in Pontiac.
Deputies were called around 10 p.m. Sunday (May 24) to a home on Central Avenue, near Woodward Avenue, where they found 25-year-old Brian Washington Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Washington was taken to Metro Detroit hospital, where he later died.
Investigators said Washington was found inside a bedroom.
Shell casings were discovered outside a window to that room, according to authorities.
No arrests have been announced.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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