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Three Detroit teens shoot woman who scolded them for trying to open car doors

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Swaroop, A. (2026, October 20). Three Detroit teens shoot woman who scolded them for trying to open car doors. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16224651/Three-Detroit-teens-shoot-woman-scolded-trying-open-car-doors.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-20 · by Ananya Swaroop

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On October 14 in Detroit, three juveniles aged 12-14 shot at a woman after she scolded them for tampering with car doors near her home around midnight. Police released surveillance photos of the suspects and details about their clothing; one suspect fired two shots that hit the woman in the chest and damaged her windshield. The Detroit police department is actively seeking these teenagers and encouraging anyone with information to come forward through Crime Stoppers or directly to the department.
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On October 14, three Detroit teens, ages 12 to 14, shot a woman after she scolded them for tampering with car doors near her home. The incident occurred around midnight in the 6200 block of Brush Street, one mile east of the Detroit Police Department's Third Precinct. According to Fox 2 Detroit, the woman and her husband investigated an alarm noise and found the teens checking door handles. After confronting them, one teen pulled out a gun from his backpack and fired two shots at her car, hitting her in the chest and damaging her windshield. The woman’s identity has not been disclosed by police, who are actively searching for the juvenile suspects. Detroit Police have released surveillance photos of the boys involved and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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The police have urged anyone with information about the teens to inform the department The woman was hit in the chest and her windshield was damaged, the outlet reported.
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Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Three teens allegedly shot a woman in Michigan after she berated them for fiddling with car doors outside her house, police said. uncertain
police → shoot → house
Detroit police said they are looking for the three juvenile suspects who were involved in this non-fatal shooting that occurred on October 14. asserted
that → say → October
The teens were in the 6200 block of Brush Street, about one mile east of the Detroit Police Department 3rd Precinct, police said. asserted
police → say → Precinct
The woman said she and her husband went to investigate when they heard an alarm a little before 12.40am. asserted
they → say → 12.40am
The woman, whose identity has not been revealed by the police, saw three boys checking car door handles in the area, Fox 2 Detroit reported. asserted
Fox → reveal → area
She got into her car to follow and see where the boys were going, the police said. asserted
police → get → car
She pulled over to a location where she spotted the suspects and scolded them for what they were doing. asserted
they → pull → what
That's when one of the teens pulled out a gun from his backpack and fired two shots at her car, police said. asserted
police → pull → car
Detriot police is looking for three juvenile suspects who shot a woman after she scolded them for checking car door handles asserted
she → look → handles
The police shared details about the boys who are aged 12-14 along with surveillance photos of them asserted
who → share → them
The police have urged anyone with information about the teens to inform the department The woman was hit in the chest and her windshield was damaged, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → urge → chest
The police did not establish how badly the woman was injured. asserted
woman → establish → ?
The authorities shared details about the boys who are aged 12-14 along with surveillance photos of them. asserted
who → share → them
The police said that one suspect was wearing a gray Nike sweatshirt with black pants and black Nike shoes. asserted
suspect → say → pants
His face was covered with a black mask and he was carrying a black backpack with red eyes and shark teeth. asserted
he → cover → eyes
The second teen was also wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a colorful print. asserted
teen → wear → print
He was wearing green pants and black shoes. asserted
He → wear → pants
The teen also had his face covered with a mask and was carrying a white backpack with a geometric pattern. asserted
face → have → pattern
The third juvenile suspect had braided hair and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black athletic shoes. asserted
suspect → braid → sweatshirt
He also carried a black backpack and a white face mask. asserted
He → carry → backpack
The police have urged anyone with information about the teens to inform the department or make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers. asserted
police → urge → Stoppers
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