DETROIT – Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday night near a gas station located by the intersection of Seven Mile Road and Braille Street.
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Police cordoned off a four-block area.
Witnesses said it started with an argument at a screen printing shop. The teenagers ended up on Pierson Street with a flat tire when they were targeted.
Police said they were changing the flat tire on a gray Chevrolet Impala when shots were fired from a red Chevrolet or Toyota.
"They were trying to change a tire," a witness said. "The people came and shot at them and then scattered. A few of them got hit."
The two teenagers were struck by gunfire as they fled the scene.
A 15-year-old was shot in the arm and is expected to live.
Police arrived on scene in minutes and administered CPR to a 16-year-old who was struck who later died at the hospital.
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"He got shot in the face and chest. I think he was 15," a witness said.
The shooter has not been located.
One suspect is described as being a black man with dreadlocks with blond highlights. The shooter is only described as being a black man. The investigation is ongoing.
"It terrifies me because it's right down the street," a witness said. "This is just ridiculous."