4 Hurt After Gunman Randomly Opens Fire At Detroit Gas Station: Police

DETROIT — Four people were hurt Monday night after a gunman, who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis, opened fire at a Detroit gas station, Detroit Police Chief James White told reporters.

The police chief said three people were shot, including two women in their 20s — one of them may be pregnant — and a man in his 30s. Another woman was injured during the chaos of the shooting, according to the police chief.

The victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where one woman was listed in critical condition, while the other two women and the man were listed in stable condition, according to the police chief.

The suspected shooter, a man in his 60s, seemed "agitated" and talked about being followed and watched as he went to his car and grabbed a gun at the Sunoco on Gratiot and Van Dyke avenues just before 9 p.m. Monday. The man then randomly opened fire at the gas station, according to the police chief.

Officers arrived at the gas station and arrested the man within two minutes after he started shooting, according to the police chief.

The police chief said he's convinced more people would have been shot if officers hadn't responded so quickly, adding there’s no further threat to the community.

If was immediately unknown if the suspected shooter has a criminal or mental health history, though the police chief said he was wearing a bracelet from a medical facility.

"We're doing everything as a police department that we can. We need the community to continue to stay vigilant and help us with this," the police chief said.

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