DETROIT – Police are still looking for the people responsible for killing two people and injuring 19 others in a shooting at a block party in July.
Background
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The shooting happened at a block party in the area of Reno Street and Rossini Drive just before 2:30 a.m. on July 7, 2024.
No arrests have been made.
Neighbors claimed around 350 people were in attendance.
Video from a nearby home showed a crowd swarming around a couple of women during a fight. Moments later, you could see people running for their lives as gunshots were fired into the crowd. At least 100 bullet casings were found at the scene.
Police released surveillance images of a group seen walking toward the crowd shortly before the shooting. Yet, they still need leads to identify the persons of interest in that group.
One of the victim’s family demands answers
Three months following the shooting, the family of one of the victims killed is still haunted by the tragic incident.
“We are broken,” said Gamerise Young during a press conference at Crime Stoppers of Michigan on Oct. 16. “You broke us! Help us get justice.”
The pain Young feels right now is palpable.
“I’m still waiting for my son to come home,” Young said. “But he’s never coming back!”
The grieving mother’s spirit is still shaken as the family continues searching for answers to the mass shooting that left Young’s son dead.
21-year-old Phillip Arnold Jr. was shot and killed while trying to help others. A 20-year-old woman was also killed that night.
“How could you think so little of life,” Young cried. “You take a life I gave? It wasn’t yours to take! It wasn’t yours to take!”
Family members said they haven’t received many updates from police. They said they’ve been asking questions and interviewing people independently without any luck.
“It doesn’t matter if you didn’t mean to shoot him,” Young said. “You did! You did! Along with 20 other people. How do you do that?”
Ongoing investigation
Crime Stoppers of Michigan now offers a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.
The organization and Arnold’s family are urging the community to report tips to Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. Tips may be made anonymously.
