Crime & Safety

Farmington Hills Man Arrested After Death of Man in Ypsilanti

The 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fight that left a Detroit man dead.

A Farmington Hills man has been arrested after a fight in Ypsilanti left a man dead Sunday night, according to AnnArbor.com.

According to the article, 46-year-old John Lawrence of Detroit was found dead after coming to the aid of his daughter, who was arguing with her roommate about money at Peninsular Place apartment complex in Ypsilanti.

Raven Lawrence told AnnArbor.com that her father told her to wait outside. When she returned to the apartment, she found her father lying on the floor.

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Police have initially ruled the man's death as a homicide, citing blunt force trauma as the cause of death.

The daughter's 20-year-old roommate, a woman from Ypsilanti, and her roommate's 20-year-old boyfriend, of Farmington Hills, were arrested Sunday and are being held at Washtenaw County Jail as the investigation continues.

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