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Argument escalates to gunfire, injuring 18-year-old woman on Detroit's west side

By and Jack Nissen
Published  August 24, 2022 6:59am EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

18-year-old woman wounded from gunshot on Detroit's west side

Police called the neighborhood relatively quiet before they were called to the west Detroit location for reports of gunfire. They found an 18-year-old woman with injuries from gunfire.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - An 18-year-old woman is recovering at a hospital after she was struck by gunfire during an incident on Detroit's west side Tuesday night.

The gunshots came after a fight had escalated in a typically calm subdivision.

Detroit police were dispatched to Curtis Street near Lenore which is close to Telegraph around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. 

According to law enforcement, two groups had gathered at the location before an argument broke out. The argument turned physical and then violent when someone began firing. 

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An 18-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, where she is recovering.

"This neighborhood is relatively quiet and there's not a lot of activity here," said Cmdr Brian Harris. "Quiet neighborhood."

Police are still working ot understand what the fight was about or how many were involved in the fight.

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