Officials said they have linked a “serial arsonist” to nine fires set in Detroit and Highland Park. So far, he has been charged in connection with five of them.

Thirteen people were shot and two were killed overnight in seven separate shootings within a seven-hour span in Detroit, police said.

DETROIT A 30-year-old man was shot just after exiting his vehicle in Detroit early Tuesday morning. Police say the victim was approached and fatally shot by a known suspect around 2:20 a.m. in the 100 block of Clairmount Avenue. He is described as a black man in his mid-40s, standing 6 feet tall, weighing 245-260 pounds with a brown complexion and a low cut, full beard. The shooter was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts. Anyone with information can contact Detroit Police Departments Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.