Detroit police: Woman shot, killed after trying to run over another woman with car
DETROIT – A woman was shot and killed after allegedly trying to use her PT Cruiser as a weapon to hit another woman who was in the street, according to witnesses.
UPDATE: Detroit woman who fatally shot woman who tired to run her over acted in self-defense
Police said the shooting happened Monday night on Fordham and Hayes streets on Detroit's east side.
The woman who was in the street is a 37-year-old CPL holder and fired at the vehicle, killing the 47-year-old driver.
Witnesses said the 47-year-old woman was a waitress at a nearby Coney Island and had just gotten off work Monday evening when the fight started.
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