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A teenager died in a drive-by shooting Tuesday, Oct. 13, around 6:53 p.m. in the 4700 block of Chalmers Avenue on Detroit's east side.

A second victim was shot in the hip and taken to a local hospital.

A dark-colored sedan drove past a Jeep Grand Cherokee and opened fire. Two other people inside the vehicle were not injured.

Detroit homicide detectives are working to identify and arrest those responsible. No arrests were announced in the teen's shooting.

Sheffield expressed sympathy for the victim's family and said no child should lose their life to gun violence.

DETROIT - Mayor Mary Sheffield expressed condolences to the family of a 16-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting, pledging additional outreach and support for the affected community.

The incident occurred on Tuesday (Oct. 13) around 6:53 p.m. in the 4700 block of Chalmers Avenue, where four people were sitting inside a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

 My heart breaks for the family and the loved ones of this young girl,  Sheffield said at the scene.  No family should have to endure the devastation and pain that this brings. 

Sheffield said no child should lose their life because of gun violence and urged anyone with information about the shooting to speak up.

 No child, quite frankly, should have their life or our future cut short because of senseless gun violence,  Sheffield said.

The teen was killed, and another person was wounded when a dark-colored sedan drove past a Jeep Grand Cherokee and fired multiple shots into the vehicle, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said.

Four people were inside the Jeep at the time.

The second victim was shot in the hip and taken to a local hospital, while two others were not injured.

Homicide detectives are investigating.

Bettison said police would use available resources to identify and arrest those responsible.

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Sheffield said the city would support residents through community violence intervention groups, the Office of Neighborhood and Co

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