Details emerging about alleged shooter

What we know about Vernest Griffin so far:

• He lives in the Stratford Village Regents condominiums, near Saal Road and 19 Mile Road in Sterling Heights

• The townhouse-style unit where he resides has been owned by Deloris and Latrecia Griffin for two years, according to city tax records.

• Griffin was arrested in November in Taylor and charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, and weapons charges for felony firearms and brandishing a firearm in public. He was given a $5,000 bond, with a trial date of March 27.

• Age 45, date of birth 12/9/72

• According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, as of midday Feb. 2 he was still unconscious after surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. He was listed in critical but stable condition at an area hospital but is expected to recover. Detectives will attempt to interview him when he regains consciousness. An arraignment isn’t expected until early next week.

“I don’t want to talk,” a woman who answered the door Friday morning told a reporter twice before closing the door.

A neighbor who declined to give her name said she occasionally spoke with two “very nice” women at the home. She said she never spoke to Vern Griffin but occasionally saw him in the backyard with their dog.

The woman said she saw police officers at the residence from approximately 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.Thursday. She later saw news reports of the shootings.

“That’s horrible,” she said of the incidents. “It’s a sad story overall.

Timeline of tragedy

• 10:10 a.m. - Shooting reported at BSD Linehaul, Inc. in Taylor

• Griffin allegedly steals a semi truck and drives approximately 34 miles to Aluminum Blanking, Inc. in Pontiac

• 11:32 a.m. - Shooting reported at Aluminum Blanking, Inc.

• Griffin drives from Aluminum Blanking to Assured Trucking, Inc. in Waterford

• After allegedly failing to find his intended target, Griffin drives away

• 11:52 a.m. Griffin stops vehicle and engages in gunfire with Waterford police, then gets back in vehicle and continues driving

• 11:56 a.m. Griffin collides with another vehicle at the intersection of Frembes Road and Dixie Highway, gets out of the semi truck and engages in gunfire with police

• Noon: Griffin is taken into custody.

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