3-year-old dies after drive-by shooting in River Rouge

Home firebombed overnight

RIVER ROUGE, Mich. – A 3-year-old succumbed to his injuries Monday after he was shot in the head while sleeping in his home in River Rouge over the weekend.

The shooting happened at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday on Campbell Street.

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Jamar Lee Quinn Jr. was sleeping when the bullets rang out. Police said the shots came from behind the house in an apparent drive-by shooting. He was taken to the hospital and was listed in critical condition. Jamar passed late Monday morning.

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The shooter remains at large. No description of the shooter has been released.

The home, near Hall Street, was shot at repeatedly, according to the boy's mother, Danielle Davis. A week prior to Jamar's fatal shooting, the front of the house was shot up, shattering a window.

The home was also firebombed early Monday morning. No one was injured in the fire. Authorities believe a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the home.

It isn't known if these crimes were caused by the same person.