By Associated Press - Saturday, December 17, 2016

INKSTER, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man outside of a suburban Detroit nightclub.

Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said Saturday afternoon that a 28-year-old man was taken into custody by his department’s fugitive team. State and city police have been investigating the early morning shooting of Joseph Franklin in the parking lot of an Inkster club.

Officers say Franklin was taken to a hospital, where he died.



It wasn’t immediately clear whether or when the man would be charged.

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This story has been corrected to show the age of the victim is 26, not 25, based on new information from authorities.

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