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Two dead, 19 injured in Detroit shooting: police

By AAP Newswire

Jul 8, 2024

Police car — Authorities are hunting a gunman who shot two people dead and injured 19 in Detroit. -AP

Two people are dead and 19 others injured in another US mass shooting in Detroit, Michigan State Police say.

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State police said no one is in custody and they were assisting Detroit police with the investigation, according to a post on the social media platform X.

The agency said their preliminary information showed the 19 injured victims had "various injuries."

Assist to Detroit Police:— MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) The Michigan State Police is assisting the Detroit Police Department on a shooting investigation through our partnership on the Homicide Task Force. Preliminary information is there are 19 victims with various injuries and 2 fatal victims. Currently,… pic.twitter.com/VGhwkT2jJ8 July 7, 2024

The shooting comes amid a violent holiday weekend nationwide.

According to experts violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July.

Researchers say the reason is a combination of factors, including more social events and more alcohol consumption.

Four people were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at a birthday party at a home in northern Kentucky, earlier this weekend.

The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect's car falling into a ditch, police said Saturday.

By AAP Newswire

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