Detroit police arrest person of interest in deadly gas station quadruple shooting

Detroit police say a person of interest has been arrested in connection with a quadruple shooting on Monday morning. 

The backstory:

Officers from the 12th Precinct responded to a Marathon gas station on the city's west side following reports of a shooting.

Around 4 a.m., a man opened fire inside the gas station; Detroit Police Capt. Marcus Thirlkill said. 

Arriving at the intersection of Puritan Avenue and Fairfield Street, officers spotted one man dead. He's been identified as a victim in his 30s.

Three others were also injured in the shooting, all females. Two of them are in their 30s and one in their 20s. They were either treated at the hospital or at the scene and are expected to survive.

What they're saying:

Now, a person of interest is in police custody. Officials have not yet released their identity and further details have not yet been provided. 

The reason behind the shooting is still unclear as of Tuesday evening.  

Quadruple shooting at Detroit gas station leaves one dead

The victim was a man in his 30s. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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