East Detroit shooting leaves mother dead, 1 wounded, police say

A mother is dead and another person wounded after a double shooting Wednesday on Detroit’s east side, police said.

Officers responded at about 8:10 p.m. to the area of Greiner and Runyon streets near Seven Mile Road and Hoover Street after an alert from the police department’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, DPD said.

Police arrived at the scene, found two victims and started rendering aid until medics took them to a hospital, according to authorities.

Officials said a woman was pronounced dead and the other victim is in critical condition.

An argument arose between two parties who knew each other, according to a preliminary investigation. The fight escalated until one of the parties, a male, produced a gun, officials reported.

Detectives said the female victim tried to intervene before the suspect opened fire and fatally shot her.

Authorities also said they do not have the suspect in custody and are not releasing any information at this time.

Last week, Detroit police officials said citywide summer crime statistics were down for the second straight year. There were 63 homicides in Detroit from May 31-Aug. 29, down 19% from 78 killings during the same period in 2023, according to the Detroit Police Department.

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