MSP: ‘Multiple arrests’ made in connection with I-75 shooting that killed 2-year-old

Michigan State Police announce arrests on social media

A shooting on I-75 in Detroit killed a 2-year-old boy and wounded a 9-year-old on June 17, 2021. (WDIV)

DETROIT – The Michigan State Police announced Saturday afternoon that the department had made multiple arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy on I-75.

2-year-old Brison Christian was killed after someone opened fire on his father’s truck on I-75. The family said they were driving home from basketball practice Thursday night when it happened. Their 9-year-old son was wounded, but is expected to be OK.

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“I would’ve bet my last dollar that boy was going to be something special,” Brian Christian said of his son.

MSP announced the arrests on Twitter just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Further details were not revealed at the time as the investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Michigan State Police at 734-287-5000.

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