Two Dead in Targeted Detroit Shooting

Detroit police said a man and a woman were killed in a targeted shooting on the city’s east side on Wednesday, May 20, and a 1-month-old infant in one of the vehicles was found unharmed. Officers responded after a ShotSpotter alert around 1:49 p.m. near McKinney and Courville streets, according to local reports citing police. Investigators found the two victims in separate vehicles parked in a residential area. As of the initial police briefings, no arrest had been announced. ### Where did the shooting happen, and what did police find? Detroit police said the shooting happened in the 9600 block of McKinney Street on the east side. Local television reports said officers arrived after technology detected gunfire and found a man and a woman dead inside two vehicles near the scene. CBS Detroit reported that a 1-month-old child was in the back seat of one of the vehicles and was not hurt. (clickondetroit.com) Police took the child to a precinct and reunited the infant with family, the station reported, citing Cmdr. John Svec. ### Why do investigators think the attack was targeted? Cmdr. John Svec told local media that the shooting appeared to be targeted based on the evidence at the scene. (clickondetroit.com) The Detroit News reported that investigators drew that conclusion from the locations of shell casings, while WXYZ said police believed a suspect walked up to the parked vehicles and opened fire. (cbsnews.com) ClickOnDetroit reported that police described the case as a double homicide. FOX 2 Detroit said officers were searching for a suspect and working to develop a description using front-porch camera footage from the neighborhood. ### Were the two people connected? WXYZ reported that police believed the man and woman were brother and sister. (detroitnews.com) Other early reports identified the victims only as a man and a woman, and Detroit police had not publicly released names in the initial coverage reviewed. The Detroit Free Press reported the woman was killed with her 1-month-old child in the back seat. (clickondetroit.com) That account matched other local reporting that the infant was found safe at the scene. ### What do the ShotSpotter details show about the gunfire? CBS Detroit said Svec told reporters that police first received a ShotSpotter alert for about nine shots, followed by three more. (wxyz.com) WXYZ reported the same sequence, placing the alert just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Those details formed part of the early timeline police used to reconstruct the shooting. (freep.com) Investigators had not publicly described a motive beyond saying the attack appeared targeted, according to the reports reviewed. ### What happens next in the investigation? Detroit police said the investigation was continuing in the hours after the shooting. (cbsnews.com) FOX 2 reported that detectives were reviewing neighborhood camera footage, while local outlets said officers were also working to confirm the identities of the victims and gather witness accounts. (detroitnews.com) As of the latest initial reports published between May 20 and May 21, police had not announced an arrest. Further updates were expected from the Detroit Police Department as detectives completed interviews and reviewed surveillance from the area around McKinney and Courville streets. (clickondetroit.com) (fox2detroit.com)