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7 Detroit Teens Shot; 3 Critically Injured

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 5:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – "You know who we're looking for." With that, two gunmen in ski masks opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop in Detroit, hitting seven of them and leaving three critically injured, reports the Detroit News. Witnesses say the shooting may be the extension of an earlier argument at a nearby school for ninth-graders.

“I was standing at the bus stop next to him,” said one student who saw a friend get shot. “That bullet came too close. I’m not coming back to this school.” The two gunmen drove away in a minivan and remain at large. The three most seriously injured teens are two boys, ages 14 and 16, and a 17-year-old girl.

Police look over the shooting scene in Detroit.
Police look over the shooting scene in Detroit.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Bria Wilson, right, is comforted after the shooting.
Bria Wilson, right, is comforted after the shooting.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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COMMENTS
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NxBigmouthery
Jul 1, 2009 12:12 PM CDT
But still people fight for their rights to keep lots and lots of guns. I don't understand how people fail to see the correlation between having guns and people being shot...and not having guns and people not being shot. 'But ah need mah automatic tuh clean mah ears so's ah kin lissen tuh Rush!!!'
Mad
Jul 1, 2009 11:44 AM CDT
378 guns own by one person (can't say 'man') is just stupid. One robbery would arm many gangs. Get over your gun lust, damn
AClotfelter
Jun 30, 2009 11:41 AM CDT
What a tragedy... Unfortunately the desperation indicated in reality of $50 hit men may be a reality in many more states if things don't begin to look up...

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