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Nine shot in Detroit barber shop, at least two dead
2013-11-07
[Dawn] Nine people were shot and at least two were killed at a barber shop in bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit
... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang...
, Michigan where gambling often takes place, police said Wednesday.

Police were looking for two men who expeditiously departed at a goodly pace in separate vehicles.

"The location historically is known as a place where gambling took place so we're not sure if this was over bad debt, we have no idea," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told news hounds.

"Our investigation is still very early and still continuing."The suspects "engaged a couple victims" and several shots were fired inside the barber shop. Craig said some of the victims may have shot back.

He had initially told news hounds that three people were pronounced dead at the scene but local media said that number had been downgraded to two.

Detroit police did not immediately return requests for confirmation.
Posted by:Fred

#8  "he should have called 911"

She should have called Snake:
Posted by: Herb Gloluger9960   2013-11-07 23:29  

#7  This is even worse:
Detroit
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The family of a Detroit woman shot to death after she is believed to have sought help at a Dearborn Heights home is calling for answers in the incident.

The family of Renisha McBride, 19, said she went for help after a car accident around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. She died of a gunshot wound to the head after knocking on the door of a home on the 16000 block of Outer Drive near Warren in Dearborn Heights, near where the accident occurred. Her cellphone battery had died, her family said.

Few other details about the incident have been released by the Dearborn Heights Police Department.

“Dearborn Heights (has) identified the person who fired the shot and killed the woman,” according to a press release. The statement added that a final report on the shooting will be forwarded to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for review in the near future.

McBrideÂ’s maternal aunt, Bernita Spinks, said the shooting was not justified even if the resident believed McBride was an intruder breaking into the home.

“He shot her in the head ... for what? For knocking on his door,” said Spinks on Tuesday. “If he felt scared or threatened, he should have called 911.”

Spinks said the family met with officials from the ProsecutorÂ’s Office on Tuesday. Spinks said she believes her niece was racially profiled.

“You see a young black lady on your porch and you shoot?” said Spinks.

“He killed my niece and he needs to pay for it. He needs to be in jail.

“There was no window broken. My niece didn’t bother anyone. She went looking for help and now she’s dead.”
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-11-07 11:10  

#6  Detroit police chief calls Detroit barbershop shooting 'urban terrorism,' one in custody
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-11-07 11:06  

#5  The 1930s called - they want their decade back.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-11-07 10:43  

#4  Gives new meaning to "getting trimmed" or "clipped." This would be a good time to make a film titled: "Escape from Detroit" if the usual suspects were involved. Or maybe "Detroitistan" if this were mooselimb inspired. I wonder if the police response time to this shooting was the usual one hour.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-11-07 10:06  

#3  Detroit police did not immediately return requests for confirmation. That's because the ones who aren't in jail are still in hiding.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-11-07 09:01  

#2  update '10 people shot at Detroit barbershop, at least 2 dead' - Detroit Freep
Posted by: linker   2013-11-07 04:58  

#1  Lack, poverty, and hopelessness to blame, Ockham's razor.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-07 01:24  

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