Troy Police Make an Arrest in Connection with Escort Service Shooting

Troy Police announced the arrest and arraignment of a man believed to be responsible for a shooting incident stemming from an escort service deal gone wrong.

Darryl Scott Cunningham, 24, of Dearborn Heights was arrested last Tuesday and charged with first-degree home invasion and felonious assault following the incident on the 2300 block of Coolidge Highway.

Cunningham sits in Oakland County Jail, out on bond at $25,000 cash or surety, awaiting his preliminary exam at 52-4 District Court scheduled for April 22.

There were no serious injuries reported from the incident on Monday night. A man told police that he had ordered an escort sent to his apartment, but upon her arrival, he refused her services, declining to pay what the man said was a $50 cancellation fee.

The escort then called Cunningham, the reporting person continued. Cunningham forced his way into the man's apartment and brandished a semi-automatic handgun, he said, before firing a single shot into the wall. Shortly thereafter, the man said, Cunningham fled.

Cunningham was arrested on Tuesday in Westland by Troy Police Investigators with assistance from Westland Police Department and Canton Township Police Department. The suspected gun was also recovered by investigators.