Man in custody after woman shot in face

Clinton Township — A 26-year-old man was in custody after authorities say he shot a 26-year-old woman in the face on Saturday.

Officers were called to Stafford Street in Clinton Township at about 10 p.m. on Saturday after reports of a man shooting his gun, said Capt. Richard Maierle. Officers took the man into custody without incident.

Police then searched the house the man was staying in and a found a woman who shot in the face, said Maierle. The man taken into custody had a "domestic relationship" with the woman, police said. 

The woman was hospitalized in critical condition, police said.

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