2 gunshot victims die after being pulled from burning house in Detroit

Arson, homicide officials investigating

Firefighters on the scene of a Dec. 7, 2021, fire on Frederick Street in Detroit. (WDIV)

DETROIT – Two gunshot victims have died Tuesday after they were pulled from a burning house in Detroit, officials said.

Authorities responded to a house fire around 6 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 7) in the 7000 block of Frederick Street on Detroit’s east side.

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Two men with multiple gunshot wounds were found and taken out of the home, police said. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they died from their injuries, according to authorities.

Officials said one of the men is believed to be in his mid-70s. No information about the other victim was revealed.

Arson and homicide officials are investigating the case.


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