Shooting Outside Of Michigan High School Graduation Ceremony Leaves 2 Injured
UPDATE: Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says a 16-year-old boy was shot in the wrist and was released from a hospital, while a 40-year-old woman who was shot in the abdomen is in stable condition.
Police say the suspects started shooting from a stolen Hyundai and fled the scene in a Mercedes-Benz sedan.
(CNN) - Two people were hit by gunfire during a high school graduation ceremony in Michigan Thursday night.
A woman and teenage boy are expected to be ok.
The Crossroads Alternative High School was holding a graduation for about 60 students in Kentwood at the time.
The shots were fired near East Kentwood High School's football stadium, which hosted the ceremony.
A middle school concert was also taking place at the same time in the East Kentwood Auditorium.
Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says a 16-year-old boy was shot in the wrist and was released from a hospital, while a 40-year-old woman who was shot in the abdomen is in stable condition.
Police say the suspects started shooting from a stolen Hyundai and fled the scene in a Mercedes-Benz sedan.
Both vehicles have been recovered, but no one has been arrested.
LaJoye-Young says the groups of suspects may have been known to each other and as many as five people fired shots.
"This is a difficult thing for a school district to go through, a community to go through. So, we're working very hard to make sure we're bringing it to closure as soon as possible," said Michelle LaJoye-Young, Kent County Sheriff.
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