Suspect arrested in random shootings that killed 3 people, Detroit police say
DETROIT — A person waiting for the bus and another walking a dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2½ hours in Detroit, police said.
Police arrested a suspect Sunday night after an hours-long manhunt involving multiple federal agencies. Police Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect, but he did not immediately release more information about the suspect or arrest.
White earlier said investigators traced all four early Sunday shootings to one firearm but believed them to be random because there was no apparent connection among the victims.
He said police discovered a woman in her 40s who had been shot multiple times around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. While officers were investigating that fatal shooting, a witness reported that a 28-year-old man had been shot multiple times nearby, White said.
A third victim, a woman in her 40s, was found in the area around 6:50 a.m. She died after being shot multiple times, police said.
Around 7:10 a.m., a man reported seeing someone peering into vehicles. When the man told the person to get away from the cars, the person fired a gun at him. The man was shot once and survived, police said.
As Uvalde parents grieve, they join a growing group of those who lost kids to gun violence — at Aurora and Sandy Hook and Parkland and beyond.
White and Mayor Mike Duggan had urged residents Sunday to be alert and to call police with any information.
“The suspect already shot four people. Please call immediately. ... Someone out there knows who this is,” Duggan said.
Duggan later credited “critical information from the community” and multiple law-enforcement agencies with helping Detroit police take the suspect into custody.
“As we mourn our three neighbors who were killed, we should take the time to appreciate all the men and women in law enforcement whose work today made sure no other families will suffer at the hands of this shooter,” Duggan tweeted.
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