Detroit police search for person who shot 9-year-old boy in head

Shooter opened fire on car with 3 kids inside

Malik Cosey

DETROIT – Police are searching for the person who shot a 9-year-old boy in the head this past weekend on Detroit's west side. 

Malik Cosey and two other children were sitting inside a car when he was shot Saturday in the 15000 block of Murray Hill Street, near Keller Street. The kids were waiting to go to the movies with their grandmother. 

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Cosey was hit in the head. He is in stable condition. The other two kids were not injured. 

Police are looking for a silver or gray Dodge Magnum with tinted windows. They believe this vehicle was involved in the shooting. 

A peace walk is planned for Friday in honor of Cosey.

Click here to visit the GoFundMe page for the 9-year-old boy.

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