Drive-by shooting of sleeping 11-year-old girl in Detroit tied to other crimes Young girl only injury reported
DETROIT – An 11-year-old girl was “extremely” critically injured in a shooting on Detroit’s east side on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Background: Sleeping child shot in head when Detroit home targeted by multiple shooters
It happened at about 4 a.m. at a home on Pennsylvania Street, near Gratiot Avenue. Police said she was asleep on a couch at the front of the house when multiple shooters approached the home and fired at least 23 bullets.
Detroit Police Chief James White confirmed that they have taken four people into custody and recovered a gun in connection with the shooting and that they have ties to an auto theft ring in the area. Police believe there are at least two shooters, but it’s unknown if the two in custody include the suspected shooters.
Detroit police said there were 15-20 people inside the home when it was targeted by at least two shooters.
Police confirmed the house was targeted by a shooting in December.
Related: Video captures string of thefts at dealerships across Metro Detroit
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