Deadly day leaves 7 dead, 9 injured in Detroit

[jpak]

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/1409/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit

Detroit — Community advocates and cops are vowing to make Detroit safer as the city is gripped by a spike in violence.

A 14-year-old boy fatally shot Saturday night is the latest casualty after police detailed a 24-hour spate of shootings in the city that left six others dead and nine injured.

Police say the boy was shot around 6 p.m. in the 4600 block of Coplin while he and an 18-year-old were playing with a gun that went off. The bullet struck the 14-year-old, killing him. The suspect remains in custody and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is reviewing the case, police said.

The incident follows nine other shootings that occurred between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday.

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[DonP]

1. I must have missed the part about how CCW were involved?

Otherwise this is another news story about criminals doing criminal things.

Wasn't there another story last week about wanting to suspend CCW in Detroit and several other Michigan cities? I have a suspicion that if they allowed that it wouldn't make a big difference in these headlines.

They should do what Daley always did when the obvious was pointed out to him. Blame Indiana and Ohio.

[Remmah2]

3. CCW as an editorial writer?

Clown Can't Write?

[Remmah2]

2. Violence as contributed to by a lack of communuity values.

Not to mention gang activity.

I are not suprised.

Is this why London burned?

Yup.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. O/T side note:

"Deadly day leaves 7 dead..."

While it's rather unfortunate to have a sentence with a word repeated, to have this appear in a headline is just sad.
Can anyone actually write well these days?

[PavePusher]

9. You'll never get anywhere like that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdJgnbLwATo

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. Yay!

:toast:

[rl6214]

5. More drive-by news posts by our favorite news boy

[gravity556]

6. Aww, look, criminals shooting criminals and criminals shooting innocents.

Not an evil CCW holder amongst them..

Let's post some of the excerpts from your story's sidebar, shall we?

Friday, Aug. 12:
-- 8:12 a.m.: In the 16700 block of Biltmore, a 36 year-old man was approached by the suspect who fired shots that killed him. The suspect fled on foot. Police are searching for a 30-year-old male.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGOkgWdd

-- 6:50 p.m.: In the area of Dexter and Davidson, a 20-year-old man was walking to the basketball court when the suspect in a vehicle pulled up and fired shots. The victim received a gunshot wound and was listed in temporary serious condition. The 24-year-old suspect escaped in the vehicle.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGOwQ1Ml

-- 9:00 p.m.: At Harper and Bluehill, a 14-year-old boy told police he had an altercation with a suspect driving a vehicle. The suspect fired shots and escaped in the vehicle. The victim was struck and listed in temporary serious condition. The suspect is unknown. Police said the victim is being less than truthful and has had three different versions of what happened.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGP7Dmbj

-- 9:00 p.m.: At Colfax and Oregon, the victim, a 15-year-old boy told police that he was walking, heard a shot and felt pain. The victim received a gunshot wound to the body and was listed in temp-serious condition. Police said the investigation so far indicates that this was a self inflicted wound.


From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGPMlcSb

Saturday, Aug. 13
-- 12:01 a.m.: In the 200 block of W. Greendale, a backyard party was being held to celebrate the return of a person who was just released from prison. During the celebration, shots were fired and five victims were struck. A 16-year-old boy was killed, an 18-year-old male is in series condition, a 16- year-old boy and 18-year-old man are in temporary serious condition and a 19 year-old male is in stable condition. The suspect or suspects are unknown. Police said people at the gathering are not providing information on the shooter(s)

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGPa1iZn


1:50 a.m.: In the 17300 block of Greenfield, several suspects approached a 20-year-old man as he changed a tire. As the suspects attempted to rob the victim, he ran. The suspect(s) fired shots, striking the victim. He was listed in serious condition. The suspects fled from the location.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110815/METRO01/108150329/Deadly-day-leaves-7-dead--9-injured-in-Detroit#ixzz1VGQ1KzcT

I could go on, but the rest of them read just like this. If only there were laws against murder and maybe a law against firing a gun into the air at a party (5 victims out of that one incident?!?!)

So what was your goal in posting this in the gun forum, jpak? Other than to try and paint lawful gun owners with the same brush as gangbangers with no concern for human life, which is not only an untruth, but a blatant insult as well. I would say that you should be ashamed of yourself, but I'm not certain that you're capable of that level of introspection.

[Glassunion]

7. Ban days. It's the only way we will be safe.

[Kennah]

8. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with unemployment

Impose a 5 year waiting period on Republicans, and watch the crime rate go down.

[gejohnston]

10. that is a thought

make the politicians and talking heads title two. So Newt, did you submit your ATF Form 5320.20 before coming to Iowa? So Sarah, did you declare yourself to Canadian customs and submit your ATF Form 5320.20 before going on your comedy tour?

Does that mean Newt's and Rush's ex wives all have to fill out ATF Form 1s and owe the feds back transference taxes?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

12. As long as we're talking forms...

...if a politician marries and has 2.3 children after entering politics does his family become deductible as well as dependents?
I realize they'd have to be depreciated. Children are straight-line depreciated over 18 years. Wives well probably over a shorter time, at least for Rush.

:nopity: