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Six Shot In Michigan Mass Shooting

LANSING - Six people, including a 5-year-old girl, were wounded, on

April 23, in a shooting in downtown Lansing. Police Chief Robert

Backus said that All six victims are stable as of April 24th the shooter

remains at large and the shootings remain under investigation. The

shootings were reported at 9:48 p.m. at South Chestnut Street and

West Hillsdale Street, where 30 to 40 people had gathered. “Our

information from our victims and our witnesses that were contacted at

the scene described (a shooter) who was walking toward the group at

this intersection and began opening fire, multiple times,” Backus said.

The victims are a 31-year-old man and five females, ages 5, 14, 21,

23 and 35. Police asked for witnesses to come forward with

information and any images or video of the shooting.

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