Shooting at street festival in Detroit leaves two dead and over a dozen injured
The fatal shooting occurred Sunday morning at a street festival in east Detroit, according to a Detroit police press release.
DETROIT — Two people were dead and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting in Detroit on Sunday, the latest fatal shooting incident in the country, according to Michigan State Police.
The shooting occurred Sunday morning at a street festival on Detroit’s east side, according to a Detroit police press release. An earlier press release from Michigan State Police on social media said there were 19 injured and two dead.
A 20-year-old woman who was shot in the head and a 21-year-old man who was shot in the back were killed, according to television station WDIV, which also reported that the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man at the hospital.
Among the injured, according to WDIV, is a 17-year-old girl in critical condition, 13 people in temporarily serious condition and three in stable condition.
According to Michigan State Police, no one is in custody.
“The violence at several street festivals over the last three days has been heartbreaking for this city,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. “Young people and innocent neighbors are put in danger every weekend. Chief (James) White and I will hold a detailed meeting tomorrow to discuss this increase in violence at these events and our plans to combat it.”
Duggan’s spokesman John Roach said they had heard there had been further outbreaks of violence at other street festivals over the weekend. Further details were not immediately available.
The issue will be addressed at a press conference scheduled for Monday, Donakowski told the Free Press.
“We cannot tolerate this level of violence”
City Councilman Scott Benson lives just a few blocks from where the shooting occurred. He said he was “shaken” on Sunday. He was asleep when it happened, but he has heard reports from his community leaders of a crowded street party, screaming and cries for help.
He was told that several weapons were found at the crime scene – nine, according to his information. Benson questioned why someone would feel the need to bring a weapon to a street festival.
“Phone, keys, gun? Why is the gun on the list?” he asked, urging, “We cannot allow violence to continue on this scale.”
George Preston, president of the Mohican Regent Homeowners Association, which organizes monthly meetings to encourage residents to find solutions affecting their communities, expressed regret over the fatal shooting.
“It’s heartbreaking to see that someone lost their life here,” said Preston, who plans to talk to and listen to community members about the violence in the neighborhood.
Michigan State Police are assisting Detroit police in the investigation of the shooting and are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-773-2587.
Shootings on the 4th of July weekend in the USA
Violence and mass shootings become more common during the summer months, when temperatures rise and people gather in large crowds for activities. According to criminologist James Alan Fox of Northeastern University, July 4 is considered the most violent day of the year each year.
The Gun Violence Archive, which tracks incidents of gun violence, defines mass shootings as at least four victims, not including the suspect, injured or killed by gunfire. Since July 4, at least 16 people have been killed and 167 injured in multiple shootings across the country, according to the latest data from the Gun Violence Archive.
These incidents include a shooting in Florence, Kentucky, that left four people dead and three injured at a 21st birthday party on Saturday.
A series of unrelated shootings occurred in Chicago following the Fourth of July celebrations. The most serious shooting occurred around 12:15 a.m. Friday, when two people fired shots, injuring eight people.
Contributor: Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY
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