Police probe west Detroit shooting that left 1 dead, wounded boy

Detroit police investigated a west Detroit shooting that left one man dead and a boy wounded, with officers responding through the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. Deputy Police Chief Tiffany Stewart said officers were called at about 9:40 p.m. to the 14600 block of Burgess, near West Outer Drive and Lyndon Street. Investigators found a man on the ground with at least one gunshot wound and also located a child with multiple gunshot wounds to the stomach and leg several houses away. Stewart said they believed the boy was about 7; medics took him to a hospital where he was last listed as in critical condition. Later, officials said the boy is 9 and recovering, and that he and the deceased victim are related. Detectives reportedly found multiple spent high-caliber rifle rounds. Police said the scene was a “very vacant block” with boarded-up houses, and they urged anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.