Fox 2 Detroit · October 14, 2026

Suspect Arrested Tuesday Afternoon in Shooting of 29-Year-Old Woman and 7-Year-Old Girl on Detroit's East Side

• Detroit police say that just after 7 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to Farnsworth near M-53 and Gratiot for reported shots fired, and found a 29-year-old woman shot in the arm and a 7-year-old girl with a gunshot wound in the shoulder.
• Police say the shooting followed an altercation, that the suspect forced his way into a home and shot the woman, and that the bullet then hit the child, according to the report.
• The suspect was later arrested on Tuesday afternoon, according to police; police have not released the suspect's identity.
• The mother and daughter are expected to recover, according to the report.

Incident account attributed to Detroit police as reported. Original headline: "Suspect arrested in Detroit shooting of 7-year-old and mother on city's east side".