Overview
- Police say an armed man entered a short-term rental on Detroit’s west side, went to the basement and fired multiple shots that struck two people.
- A 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old woman was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds.
- Local reporting identifies the victims as 19-year-old Crishon Dixon and 20-year-old Brianna Taylor and says the gathering was a birthday party at an Airbnb-style rental.
- Witnesses described hearing screaming after the shooting and one report said the suspect wore a ski mask and left in a dark-colored car.
- Investigators are treating the case as a homicide and ask anyone with information to call the Detroit Police Homicide Section at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.