DETROIT – Detroit police are still looking for the person who shot a 24-year-old woman and a 1-year-old baby on the east side early Wednesday morning.
Thankfully, both the woman and baby are expected to be okay.
At a home on Binder Street, there are at least 10 bullet holes in a window.
“It scared me half to death,” said David Lightfoot, who lives down the street. “I was hearing shooting, like, pow, pow, pow, pow.”
The shooting happened just one day before Christmas.
“I’ve been saying someone is going to shoot that house up. There was too much activity and something wasn’t right,” a concerned neighbor said.
The woman was shot in the hand, and the baby was shot in the leg. The reason for the shooting remains unknown, and the shooter is still at large.
“The only information on the incident is we possibly have one individual that may have gotten out of the car,” said Detroit Police Deputy Chief Arnold Williams. “Fired shots, numerous shots in front of the location, and then he fled.”
Deputy Chief Williams added that the shooting may be connected to an earlier incident, but the investigation is ongoing.
“I mean, we’re on Christmas Eve, and the last thing we want to do on Christmas Eve is have a 1-year-old shot,” Williams said. “A one-year-old should be waiting for Christmas to happen. This is a very sad thing to happen.”
Neighbors are unsure who all lives in the house, but are relieved the woman and baby are okay.
One neighbor said, “I’m so thankful to God, and it is by his grace and mercy that no one was killed in that house.”
It is currently unknown if the baby and the woman are related. Authorities will provide updates as more information becomes available.