5-year-old girl killed during home invasion on Detroit's west side 5-year-old girl shot
DETROIT – Police are reporting multiple people have been shot Thursday night on Detroit's west side.
UPDATE : Family identifies 5-year-old girl killed in home invasion on Detroit's west side
According to authorities, the victims were shot during a home invasion in the 19000 block of Lyndon Street.
NEW: Police converge on father's home Friday morning
Someone broke into the home while an adult woman and her 5-year-old daughter were sleeping in bed. Shots were fired and the woman and the girl were struck.
"I heard a lady yelling and screaming," said a neighbor.
Police did not wait for emergency medical services and took the 5-year-old to Sinai-Grace Hospital where she later died from her injuries.
The mother was taken by ambulance to Sinai-Grace and she is currently listed in critical condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
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