Authorities located the body of two-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith on July 5 in a field near Irwin Avenue days after her mother was allegedly stabbed by Rashad Maleek Trice who police say took off with the child, sparking an Amber Alert.
Is Project Green Light Detroit leading to more freeway shootings?
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What’s behind Metro Detroit’s surge of freeway shootings?
A 7th and an 8th freeway shooting in Detroit was reported this week, representing a stark increase in the number of violent incidents taking place in the area s major corridors.
The victim was last listed in temporary serious condition and the I-96 freeway was shut down for hours.
Police don t believe yesterday s shooting was connected to Monday s incident that also unfolded on I-96. But both scenes do play into the growing narrative of violence moving from city neighborhoods and businesses to Michigan freeways. Officials and community leaders are also theorizing the effectiveness of Project Green Light Detroit could be inadvertantly shifting the violence to other parts of the city.