Toddler shot, killed while in mother's arms

DETROIT – A small Winnie the Pooh bear sits outside a home where a 3-year-old girl was shot and killed.

Bullet holes riddled the home. The child was inside in her mother's arms when she was shot twice. Neighbors said the woman was inconsolable

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The child died on the way to the hospital. 

The shooting happened early Sunday at a home near Telegraph Road just north of I-96.

Two adults were also shot. A 26-year-old man is expected to recover and a 38-year-old man is in critical condition.

Detroit police said the deadly shooting may be connected to an earlier shooting.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, a 24-year-old man was shot near 6 Mile and Telegraph roads. He was only grazed by the bullet and refused treatment.

The shooting may have been in retaliation and ended with a toddler dead.


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