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2 shot in Belleville connected to stolen vehicle; suspect fled after chase

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Belleville police say two people were shot on Main St. late Thursday night and it could be connected to a stolen vehicle.

According to police, they were notified by Van Buren Township dispatch that a possible stolen vehicle was headed south in the City of Belleville around 11 p.m. Thursday.

A Belleville officer in the area began to investigate and he observed the possible stolen vehicle traveling northbound and driving erratically on Main St.

Officers pursued the vehicle onto Belleville Rd. and then onto I-94 where it entered the freeway and started going east on I-94.

Dispatch then notified police that there were shots fired on Main St. with two people shot, and bystanders were assisting the wounded.

Police say one man and one woman were shot, and the man was initially in critical but stable condition and the female is in stable condition. Both are now listed in stable condition.

We're told the chase ended in Inkster and the suspect fled on foot. He is considered armed and dangerous.

The investigation is ongoing. Police say that despite social media rumors, the incident has no link to Belleville High School, the Bellville High School football game, or any resident of Belleville.