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Man Found Shot To Death Inside Rental Car On Detroit's West Side

DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police are asking the public for help solving a murder that took place on the city's west side.

The incident happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the 4200 block of 18th Street, in a neighborhood just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and I-96.

Police responded to the area after receiving a report of a shooting and arrived to find a 27-year-old man sitting inside a rental car with a fatal gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.

Other circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unknown. Investigators are trying to develop a suspect profile and say no arrests have been made in the case.

Anyone who might have information on the victim, suspect or otherwise, is urged to contact police at 313-596-2260. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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