IONIA COUNTY, MI -- Ionia County prosecutors say they are waiting for more information before deciding about charges involving a Sept. 20 shooting of an 83-year-old woman passing out pamphlets.
Ionia County Prosecutor Kyle Butler issued a statement Monday, Sept. 26, saying the investigation is ongoing and he has not yet received any warrant request.
State police have interviewed all people involved in the incident, Butler said.
But he said a “decision on this case will not come until the finer details of facts relevant to this situation are known to the highest level of certainty possible.”
State police on Friday, Sept. 23 said the woman was shot on the shoulder on Sept. 20 after some type of verbal altercation at an Ionia County residence. Police did not give an exact location, but did say she was able to driver herself to the Lake Odessa Police Department to report the incident.
The woman was taken to a hospital and, by Friday, had been released from care.
Right to Life of Michigan on Saturday issued a press release, saying the woman was a volunteer for the organization.
The woman was door-knocking in her community to talk about Proposal 3, Right to Life of Michigan staff said.
The Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative would guarantee the right to an abortion in Michigan if passed by voters in November. Right to Life of Michigan is campaigning against the proposal.
Butler said the weapon allegedly used in the shooting has been seized by state police.
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