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Police: 2 Children, 1 Man Injured In Detroit Shooting

DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Detroit Police are investigating a triple non fatal shooting injuring two children and a man.

It happened Sunday at 8 p.m. in the 19700 block of Plainview.

Police say an unknown suspect approached the three victims a 37-year-old-man, a 10-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl while they were outside and started firing shots, striking them.

The suspect is described as a black man, with a thin build, wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts.

He fled on foot heading north on Plainview and the three victims were transported to a local hospital.

Both the 37-year-old man and the 10-year-old girl are listed in critical condition. The 9-year-old girl was listed in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department's Eighth Precinct at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

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