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Ten people shot, one dead, at party on Detroit basketball court Ten people shot and one killed at party on Detroit basketball court
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One person was killed and nine others wounded on Saturday night when someone opened fire at a neighborhood block party on a basketball court in Detroit, police said. One person was killed and nine others were wounded on Saturday night when someone opened fire at a neighbourhood block party on a basketball court in Detroit, authorities said.
Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt said a 20-year-old man was killed. He was not being identified while relatives were informed. Assistant police chief Steve Dolunt said a 20-year-old man was killed. He was not being identified while relatives were informed.
Another man was critically injured and eight others, five men and three women, were listed as seriously injured. The victims ranged in age from 21 to 46. The victims ranged in age from 21 to 46, Dolunt said, and three of them were women. One person was in critical condition late on Saturday night, according to Cassandra Lewis, the department’s public information officer. She said the rest of the victims had injuries that were not life-threatening.
Dolunt said the shooting happened at a neighborhood party that included a barbecue attended by families with some small children in strollers. The shooting happened at a neighbourhood party that included a barbecue attended by families with some small children in strollers, Dolunt said.
“Through the grace of God no children were shot,” he said.“Through the grace of God no children were shot,” he said.
Authorities suspect the dead man had been the shooter’s intended target, although Dolunt said that was preliminary. Dolunt also said that police did not know the reason for the shooting. No one had been arrested, Lewis said.