A man was found fatally shot on Detroit's west side on Monday afternoon, October 26, and the Detroit Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating, according to local reporting by ClickOnDetroit and WXYZ Channel 7.
Source: ClickOnDetroit and WXYZ via HeyDay News
Officers arrived in the area of Livernois Avenue and Buena Vista Street just after 1:30 p.m. for a man suffering from a gunshot wound, WXYZ reported. Medics who responded pronounced him dead at the scene.
What police have not said
Neither report released the man's name or age, and the circumstances that led to the shooting have not been established in the public accounts. Police have not announced any suspect or arrest in the case, and no account reviewed for this report described a continuing threat or an avoid-area advisory for the neighbourhood.
The confirmed facts so far are limited to the death, the location and the police response. How the man came to be shot — and who was responsible — remains the central unanswered question, and any further detail will need a dated update from Detroit police.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit at (313) 596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP, according to the local reports.