Westland house fire investigated after bullets hit neighbor’s house
A home in Westland caught on fire Wednesday afternoon, and may have also been the site of a shooting.
What we know:
Firefighters and investigators were on scene at the home on Calumet Street, near Wildwood Avenue and Glenwood Road. FOX 2 was also at the scene when heavy smoke was billowing out of the home. An ambulance also came to the home.
The home was taped off with a crime scene barrier and has since been boarded up.
A neighbor told FOX 2 a 70-year-old woman lives at this house with her adult grandson, and that he allegedly shot her and set the home on fire. We’re told the man was arrested and she’s at the hospital.
Police have not given details or confirmed this.
A home across the street was hit with bullets. No one there was hurt.
What we don't know:
Police haven’t confirmed the shooting or given details of the fire.
It’s also not known how seriously the woman was hurt in the fire or alleged shooting.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from FOX 2 reporter Jamie Sherrod, who spoke to neighbors at the scene of a house fire in Westland.