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Police: Shooting on Detroit’s west side leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Altercation took place on Sunday morning

DETROIT – A woman is dead, and another is in the hospital after a double shooting on Detroit’s west side.

Detroit Police told Local 4 that a shooting occurred on the 8000 block of Smart Street on Sunday around 5:30 a.m.

Police say that during an altercation, the suspect retrieved a handgun and shot two women aged 23.

One of the 23-year-olds was fatally wounded, and another was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Detroit Police say this was not a random act and believes the alleged suspect is a woman.