{"id":473134,"date":"2026-09-23T14:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473134\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:46:50","slug":"2-charged-in-connection-with-deadly-ambush-shooting-in-waterford-township","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473134\/","title":{"rendered":"2 charged in connection with deadly ambush shooting in Waterford Township"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2013 Two men are facing charges in connection with an ambush shooting that left one man dead in Waterford Township.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened in the area of Pontiac Lake Road and Summit Drive on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n

Previous coverage –> Detroit man killed in ambush shooting in Oakland County<\/a><\/p>\n

The investigation began when a 20-year-old Detroit man was found dead in the front passenger\u2019s seat of a car in the area of Williams Lake Road and Hanford Drive at around 6 a.m. on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n

Three men who were in the car at the time of the shooting told police where the shooting happened. According to authorities, four men went to the pre-arranged location to meet a woman when they were ambushed by several men with assault rifles who fired at the car, striking the front seat passenger.<\/p>\n

Waterford police announced on Sept. 20 that Ian Andwela Wells, 18, and Gavin Carl Ort, 19, have been charged in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ian Andwela Wells (left) and Gavin Carl Ort (right) (Oakland County Jail)<\/p>\n

Wells was charged with second-degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and felony firearm. Ort was charged with accessory after the fact to a felony.<\/p>\n

Wells was arrested in Waterford by ununiformed officers, and Ort was arrested in Auburn Hills after investigators received an alert from a Flock license plate reader.<\/p>\n

Both men were arraigned in court, where Wells was denied bond, and Ort was given a $100,000 bond. They are scheduled to return to court on Sept. 28 for a probable cause conference.<\/p>\n

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