Overview
- A 5-year-old was struck in the arm while riding a bike outside their home near Fargo-Oaklfield Playground and is expected to recover, Detroit police said.
- Officers say someone in the nearby park fired multiple rounds that hit the child and that the child’s father was supervising at the time.
- Police have identified a person of interest described as a masked 15- to 16-year-old who is known to frequent the area and who they say appeared to be firing randomly.
- Detroit police asked residents to call Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK UP with tips and said federal partners are assisting ongoing investigations into recent west-side shootings.
- The shooting follows a cluster of late-June incidents on the city’s west side that injured children and included at least one fatality, raising questions about juvenile involvement and community safety.