Man suspected of shooting off-duty Inglewood police officer arrested in Michigan

An arrest has been made in connection to a taking pictures that left an off-duty Inglewood police officer hospitalized final week.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced Thursday that 27-year-old Marquis Wilkerson was recognized because the suspected shooter and was arrested in Michigan.

Wilkerson was arrested Thursday night by native police and the U.S. Marshals Service inside a house in Flint, which is about an hour north of Detroit.

The Sheriff’s Workplace stated he was taken into custody with out incident and authorities are planning to have him extradited again to Los Angeles County.

Wilkerson is accused of taking pictures an off-duty Inglewood police officer on Thursday, March 31 in Lennox. The officer was shot a number of occasions, together with within the higher torso, and was taken to the hospital.

The officer’s situation was most just lately listed as steady, though the sheriff’s workplace has not launched extra details about the officer’s present standing.

As soon as Wilkerson arrives in Los Angeles County he’s anticipated be charged with a number of felony counts together with tried homicide, kidnapping and spousal assault.

Anybody with extra info associated to this taking pictures is inspired to contact the LASD’s Murder Bureau at 323-890-5500. You can too present an nameless tip at lacrimestoppers.org.