Detroit Police, Fire & Severe Weather Incidents
Detroit’s West Side 9:19AM: DEMS Medic 5 was dispatched to Greenview & Joy Rd on reports of a person slumped over behind the wheel of a Jeep. Upon arrival, medics discovered the person was dead from a gunshot wound. DPD’s 6th precinct was notified and are investigating. The circumstances behind the shooting are unknown.
Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Fire’s 1st Battalion responded to 2511 Taylor x Linwood for a dwelling fire Wednesday evening at 8:27PM.
Companies on fire scene: Battalion Chief 1, Engines 40, 35, 17 Ladder Truck 17, Squad 2 and DEMS Medic 1.
Companies on scene found a DOS on scene. It’s unknown if the deceased is in conjunction with the fire or other circumstances. DPD’s 10th Precinct investigating.
Update 10:52PM 1.20.2021: DPD is now investigating this as an arson. DPD Evidence Techs have been dispatched to process the scene.
Detroit’s West Side: DPD’s 10th Precinct were dispatched to the 2400 block of Sturtevant early Wednesday morning at around 9:43AM on reports of a shooting.
Arriving 10th Precinct units discovered a 5 year old child with a gunshot wound to the face. DEMS Medic 10 was dispatched to the scene.
According to sources, the father told investigators his 18 month old child removed the unsecured Glock handgun while he was sleeping and shot his 5 year old brother in the face/neck.
DEMS Medic 10 conveyed the 5 year old to Henry Ford Hospital, escorted by DPD units where the 5 year old was declared deceased.
Detroit’s West Side: DPD’s 10th Precinct received a 911 call for shots fired at 4011 W Boston early this morning at 2:28AM. The caller stated there was an argument in the apartment building, shots were fired and “one person arguing could no longer be heard”.
Arriving scouts from the 10th Precinct discovered 2 “K-Types” inside the residence and another “K-Type” layed out on a sidewalk on Holmur, just east of the shooting scene.
Detroit EMS Medic 1 responded and pronounced all 3 victims deceased at the scene. The victims were described as 2 males and a female. Reports indicate the female was the mother of 7 children.
No suspect information is available and DPD’s 10th Precinct is investigating.
Detroit’s East Side: DPD’s 9th Precinct is investigating a shooting that took place at Hayes & 7 Mile early Friday morning at around 2:00AM. The victim was privately conveyed to St John Hospital. The victim stated he had been shot by a man armed with an AK47.
Scouts from the 9th Precinct investigated a home on Saratoga that was in conjunction with this shooting. The suspect is named and the DPD is investigating.
Detroit’s West Side: DPD scouts from the 6th Precinct responded to W Warren & Southfield early this morning at around 3:58AM on reports of a shooting. Subsequent investigation the GSW victim was privately conveyed to Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn. Officers also determined the shooting took place at 7260 Rutland.
Detroit’s West Side: Another wild night on Detroit’s west side this evening. At about 6:30PM, DPD’s 8th Precinct responded to reports of a shooting at the BP Gas Station, 24761 W 7 Mile.
Arriving officers found that indeed a shooting had taken place, but the victims had fled the scene. DPD’s 8th Precinct then started polling hospitals and discovered the victims had made their way to Botsford/Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills, alive.
The 3 victims, all males, were shot while sitting inside their vehicle outside the front doors of the BP gas station. Surveillance video caught the shooting, showing a shirtless Black male armed with appears to be a stainless steel semi-automatic, firing repeatedly into the victims vehicle, a silver Ford Focus.
Reports indicate a conversation between the shooter and the victims turned sideways, then; of course, as it often does in Detroit, gunfire erupted and people starting leaking.
Other patrons of the gas station can be seen beating feet in the video as the shots rang out, looking for cover.
The victims vehicle can be seen speeding off while the shooter, seemingly confused at no longer having anything to shoot at, started sprinting away to the west. It took a couple of seconds, but he remembered his ride was back in the other direction…shooting people can get confusing.
The shooter sprinted back to where he came from and jumped into the front passenger seat of a silver Kia Sedona, it didn’t stick around of course, that would be stupid.
The victims then drove themselves to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills where their vehicle was placed into evidence by the DPD.
The suspects are described as 3 Black males. The shooter, the front passenger of the vehicle is described as a skinny Black male, shirtless, wearing blue jeans with “nappy hair”, 19-20 years old. The driver is described as heavy set, dark complected, wearing a white t-shirt and white baseball hat. The third passenger is described as a Black male wearing an open checkered red shirt. The vehicle was last seen southbound on Grand River, then southbound on Salem.
Of the three victims, one is in critical condition and the other two are in stable condition at Botsford/Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills. They’re all in their 20s according to the Detroit Police.