Police seek tips after Fowlerville man killed in assault in downtown East Lansing

EAST LANSING — Police said they planned to seek criminal charges in connection with a fatal assault on a Fowlerville man last weekend in the downtown area.

Caleb Alan Shermoe, 20, was assaulted in the 300 block of East Grand River Avenue early Saturday morning and was taken to University of Michigan Health – Sparrow hospital, where he died, East Lansing police said Thursday in a news release.

It was unclear when Shermoe died or why police waited until Thursday afternoon to release information about the serious Jan. 18 incident.

“ELPD has been working on this case since the initial call,” police said in the four-paragraph news release. “Through extensive investigation, the ELPD detective bureau was able to locate a suspect, identify that suspect and gather a statement.”

No other details about the incident were released, and the circumstances surrounding the reported assault were unclear.

Police said they would ask the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office to authorize charges against the suspect, whose name, age and gender were not released.

“If and when charges are issued, the ELPD will release that suspect’s name,” the news release said.

“Anyone having any information or video that may be of assistance in this case (ELPD #2536400169) is requested to contact the ELPD,” it said “Tips should be directed to Detective Austin Nelson or Detective Jason Cotton.”

Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Police seek tips after man killed in assault in downtown East Lansing