Suspect in Detroit shootings was not confronted after first killing, police say

A 19-year-old man suspected of randomly killing three people on Detroit streets over roughly two hours may have been emboldened when he did not encounter police after the first shooting, the mayor said on Monday.

No one called 911 when a 28-year-old man was shot on Sunday, less than two miles from a police station, Mayor Mike Duggan said.

The shootings created anxiety all day Sunday until the man was peacefully arrested about 12 hours later, following a tip from someone close to him. Police said he may have a mental illness.

No charges had been filed by Monday afternoon.

The first incident occurred at 4.45am. The suspect shot a man without provocation, walked away and then returned to fire more shots, White said.

About 30 minutes later and three blocks away, police got their first 911 call for a woman in her 40s shot on a sidewalk. A third victim, another woman in her 40s, was shot multiple times while waiting for a bus a short distance away.

A fourth shooting occurred at 7.10am while an 80-year-old man was walking his dog, McGinnis said. He survived.

A gun found by police matched the bullet casings at the shooting scenes, McGinnis said.