Police have released a statement regarding the recent shooting across Detroit, despite the announcement of a decline in violence in the city.

Detroit mayor, police chief tout drop in summer crime

On Oct. 5, Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and Police Chief Todd Bettison held a joint press conference announcing that the city saw a  far safer summer  this year than in previous years, with reductions in all categories of major crimes, both violent and nonviolent.

City leaders touted Detroit's latest investments in violence-intervention and youth support programs, such as the mayor's  Occupy the Summer  campaign, as factors behind the summer's record-low crime rates.

In a statement on Wednesday, Detroit police said crime remains down citywide compared to this time last year.

Here's a look at some of the recent violent crime reported in Detroit:

11-year-old shot in the face on Detroit's west side

An 11-year-old was shot in the face by a sibling at a home on Artesian Street near Tireman Avenue on Oct. 7 just after 2 p.m.

Police said three children ages 11, 9, and 4 were home alone when the shooting happened.

According to investigators, an unsecured handgun was involved in the shooting. Their father was arrested.

Man killed, another injured in shooting at grocery store on Detroit's west side

On Oct. 9, a man died, and another was injured in a shooting at a grocery store on Clarmount Street and Woodward Avenue on Detroit's west side.

No suspects were arrested.

18-year-old killed in overnight shooting on Detroit's east side

On Oct. 9, an 18-year-old man was shot and killed in the area of Cheshire and Moross streets at around 3:30 a.m.

No arrests were made in connection with the shooting.

1 killed, 3 injured in shooting on Detroit's west side

A person was killed, and three others were injured in a shooting on Detroit's west side on Oct. 11.

The shooting happened on Wabash Street near Selden Street, which is near Grand River Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, just after 10 p.m.

Police said an 18-year-old woman was shot in the foot, a 23-year-old was shot in the arm, and a 14

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