One person injured in shooting on Detroit's west side
One person was taken to a hospital for injuries sustained in a shooting early Thursday on Detroit's west side.
Dozens of shots were fired about 5 a.m. near a motorcycle club in the 2500 block of Ewald Circle, an area near Livernois Avenue and Davison Freeway. The area has been a quiet location recently, Detroit Police Commander Phillip Rodriguez from the department's 10th precinct said during a press conference later in the morning.
No one was in custody.
Police responded after a ShotSpotter sensor report from the area indicated possible gunfire. On arrival, they learned one person, a security guard, was struck. Rodriguez said the injuries are not life-threatening.
There are one or possibly two suspects involved, police said. Witnesses to the incident have been cooperative with the investigation.
Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison has spoken on the issue of stopping violent behavior repeatedly this summer, and the commander made reference to the emphasis.
"The chief has made it very clear that we need to put the guns down. We need to make sure that we respect each other, respect life," Rodriguez said about the incident.
Police ask that anyone with information on the Thursday morning shooting contact the 10th precinct office or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 800-SPEAK-UP.