Monday afternoon, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post were dispatched to investigate a reported shooting at a home on Quincy Street in Franklin Township. Troopers and members of the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department arrived on scene and found a 38- year-old female deceased. Members of the 8th District Special Investigations Section and the MSP Marquette Crime Lab later responded to the scene.

Preliminary investigation led to the arrest of an 18-year-old male suspected of open homicide. He remains lodged in the Houghton County Jail pending arraignment.

Press release was submitted by Lt. Mark Giannunzio, Eighth District Public Information Officer Michigan State Police