4 Arrested In Canton Shooting That Injured 1-Year-Old Girl: Police

CANTON, MI — Four people are facing charges in connection with a Canton shooting that injured an 1-year-old girl earlier this month, according to police.

The shooting happened at 12:57 a.m. on Oct. 1 at a mobile home located at 41021 Old Michigan Avenue, according to police.

Medics treated the girl at the scene before taking her to a nearby hospital where she was listed in stable condition, according to police.

El-Hadji Doumbouya, 23, from Ypsilanti, was charged with six felonies, including assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, assault with a dangerous weapon, and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime. He is also being charged as a habitual offender, second offense.

Jaylen Jackson, 19, and Seth Priester, 18, both of Canton, are each charged with 14 crimes, including assault with intent to murder, conspiracy to commit assault with intent to murder, discharging a firearm at a building causing injury, four counts of using a firearm during the commission of a felony, and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime.

A fourth person, who is 19 years old and from Detroit, has yet to be formally charged.

They were each placed in jail with a $1 million bond. Their next court date is scheduled for Oct. 30.

Officers were called at 1 a.m. on Oct. 1 to the West Point Mobile Home Park, where they found a home riddled with 40 bullets, according to police.

They found the 1-year-old girl inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound that was non-life-threatening, according to police.

Last Thursday, police executed four search warrants, including two homes within 41275 Old Michigan Avenue in Canton, 6000 block of Robindale Drive in Ypsilanti, and the 8000 block of Roselawn Street in Detroit, according to police.

Officers arrested Doumbouya, Jackson, Priester and the fourth unnamed person during the search warrants, according to police.

They also confiscated several firearms, some of which were confirmed to be stolen, according to police.