Dispatch Audio: Woman Shot On West Side Street

Shooting Victim Found In Locked Vehicle

Detroit’s West Side – 4:30PM – 17 Dec 2018: Detroit Police were called to the 7700 block of Ashton this afternoon on reports of another shooting on Detroit’s west side.

The 911 caller told police there was a vehicle in her driveway and inside was a woman with a gunshot wound. Arriving officers notified dispatch of a of a confirmed shooting and broke a window of the vehicle in order to gain access.

Officers on scene asked that DEMS be stepped up and DEMS Medic 26 was dispatched. Medic 26 conveyed the woman to a local hospital in unknown condition.

Initially, police believed the shooting could be in conjunction with an accident on the M-39 (Southfield Freeway) @ Plymouth. The vehicle appears to have left the roadway on the M-39, rolled and came to rest on the service drive. The driver of that vehicle fled the scene.

6th Precinct officers established a perimeter, thinking they were dealing with a shooter, notified K9 and a search was launched.

Police on the scene of the shooting on Ashton discovered shell casing in front of a house in the 7600 block of Ashton and notified those at the scene of the accident.

Later, officers notified dispatch that they were unable to confirm a connection between the accident and the shooting.

Who shot the woman and why? Stay tuned.

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