At a block party on Detroit’s east side on Sunday, there was a mass shooting that left two people dead and eighteen injured.
According to Detroit police, a gunman started fire at the celebration around 2.25 in the morning local time while partygoers were gathered nearby.
Following a gunshot to the head, a 20-year-old woman passed away at the site. After being shot in the back, a 21-year-old guy passed away in a nearby hospital. After being shot in the leg during the attack, the 22-year-old suspect was taken into custody.
He is in the hospital right now getting better. It’s unclear right now if the suspect was shot by law police or by another partygoer.
The public has not been informed of the victims’ or the suspect’s identity.
“DPD will be implementing a comprehensive new strategy regarding block parties and will provide full details tomorrow at a briefing with the chief and the mayor,” a police spokesperson stated.
The president of Detroit City Council, Mary Sheffield, made a comment on the incident on X.
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“I was saddened and utterly disgusted to learn of today’s early morning mass shooting on Detroit’s east side, where 21 young people, average age of 19, were shot with two of them succumbing to their injuries,” she stated.
“This unspeakable tragedy is yet another reminder that gun violence is an epidemic in Detroit and across this Nation. We must chart a new course of action and I’m calling for an all-hands-on-deck approach to ending the senseless killings and destruction of families in our community…my heart and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones.”
