Dispute between child’s dad, mom’s boyfriend leads to shots fired through Southfield daycare window

No injuries reported

Southfield Police Department.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A dispute between a child’s father and the child’s mother’s boyfriend led to shots being fired through the window of a Southfield daycare, officials said.

UPDATE: Multiple arrested, several weapons found

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Southfield police officers were called around 10 a.m. Monday (Sept. 20) to the Sapphire Apartments at 16500 North Park Drive.

Officials learned there had been a child custody dispute between the father of a child and that child’s mother’s boyfriend, according to authorities.

Police said shots were fired when one of the men was following the other while they were in vehicles. Two rounds went through the window of the Childtime Day Care at JL Hudson and Providence drives, officials said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the shooting, according to police.

Authorities continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call Southfield police at 248-796-5500.


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