Horrible crime. Sketchy details, combined with police asking for help, yet not releasing CCTV video, might mean sketchy story.
Update: Victim identified as 23-year-old Andre Johnson Jr (pictured right).
A man was shot and killed while waiting in a car with his two children in the back seat at a gas station on Detroit’s east side Saturday night, according to police.
The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a gas station on the corner of East Vernor Highway and Mount Elliott Street.
The man was waiting in the car with his two young children while his girlfriend was inside the gas station.
Detroit police said the victim was reaching into the back seat taking care of his kids when he was shot through an open window. About a half-dozen shots were fired into the van. Detroit police said the man had no time to react.
The shooter ran away and the victim’s girlfriend rushed out of the store screaming for help. The 23-year-old victim died at the scene. The two infants in the back seat were unharmed.
At this time, police do not see any indication of a robbery. Detroit police are reviewing surveillance video and are asking for the public’s help.
Detroit police are searching for the shooter, who is described as a black male who is about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a blue hoodie pulled up and dark pants, and was last seen on Mount Elliot. (read more with video)
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