Oakland County

Pontiac Man Fatally Shot Saturday Night, Suspect in Custody

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5 days ago

November 30, 2025

MM Team

Pontiac man fatally shot Saturday night, suspect in custody

(OCSO, November 30, 2025)

Pontiac, MI – Simply over two hours after the physique of a Pontiac man was found fatally shot in his pickup truck Saturday night, Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace detectives had arrested the suspected shooter.

The suspect, a 26-year-old Pontiac man, is being held within the Oakland County Jail. Detectives are anticipated to show the case over to prosecutors for arraignment on Tuesday.

“Because of fast, coordinated work and the total energy of our mixed sources, our staff was in a position to determine, find and take into custody the suspect on this mindless homicide,” stated Sheriff Michael Bouchard. “I sit up for seeing him held absolutely accountable.”

The suspect is accused within the dying of Antonio Jason Craig, 52, of Pontiac. Officers on patrol found a pickup truck outfitted with a salt spreader stopped in the midst of Karen Court docket, simply south of Hopkins Avenue, shortly earlier than 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Officers discovered Craig unconscious within the truck and instantly tried life-saving measures, discovering Craig had a number of gunshot wounds.

Sheriff Workplace sources, together with a number of K9 items and a drone unit, have been dispatched to help within the investigation. Detectives have been in a position to determine a possible suspect. Members of the Directed Patrol Unit adopted the suspect and stopped the car during which he was a passenger. They arrested him within the car parking zone of a Waterford Township restaurant at Dixie Freeway and Scott Lake Street at about 9:40 p.m.

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