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Ionia County homeowner shoots, kills intruder. Drugs and alcohol may be factor in unusual case

On New Year’s Day, Justin Eddy, 40, of Lansing, forced his way into a home on East Musgrove Highway in Ionia County, claiming to startled homeowners that he was being chased by someone who was trying to kill him, according to an Ionia County Sheriff’s Office news release.

 

The homeowner armed himself and went outside with Eddy, but couldn’t find anyone or any evidence that anyone had been chasing Eddy. When they went back into the house, Eddy began acting erratically, grew angry and assaulted the homeowner, the release said.

 

The homeowner shot Eddy, killing him, before Ionia County Sheriff’s Deputies made contact with the people at the house. Evidence from the scene was collected, will be processed and submitted to the Ionia County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

 

The homeowner has not been arrested, pending prosecutor review, and is cooperating with law enforcement. There is no known connection between Eddy and the homeowners, and it is unknown why he chose that home to enter, although drugs and alcohol are suspected factors in the case, police said. //

 

The exact cause of what led up to this entire sequence of events is currently under investigation, and further details may be released later.  Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the sheriff’s office Detective Bureau at 616-527-5737.

 

The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police, Sunfield Fire Department, Portland Ambulance, Sparrow Medical Examiner’s Office, Lehman Funeral Homes, Ionia County Central Dispatch and Reed/Hoppes Towing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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