Teen Killed In Dearborn Road Rage Shooting: Police

DEARBORN, MI — A 19-year-old Dearborn Heights woman was killed in a road rage shooting in Dearborn last Friday, according to police.

The shooting happened at 9:45 p.m. Friday in the area of Tireman and Cheyenne in Dearborn, according to police.

Police said the incident started earlier in the evening near Warren and Southfield where a white 2015 Chrysler 200 cut off a black 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the 19-year-old woman was driving.

The woman then followed the Chrysler onto Tireman and the Southfield Service Drive where investigators believe she was trying to get the car's license plate numbers, according to police.

As the vehicles reached the intersection of Tireman and West Morrow Circle, the Chrysler turned north onto Cheyenne St and someone inside the car fired numerous shots at the Cherokee, according to police.

One of the rounds smashed through the Cherokee's windshield and fatally hit the 19-year-old woman, according to police.

Two other women, who were passengers inside the Cherokee, were not injured in the shooting, according to police.

Officers have arrested three people in connection with the shooting, according to police.

"This is a tremendous and traumatic loss for the greater Dearborn community," Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud said. "I have full faith that our police department will dutifully investigate this incident and bring those involved to justice."

Police urged the public to provide additional information about the shooting.

"We are shocked and disturbed by this completely senseless act of violence that has shattered our community," Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said. "Dearborn Police will continue to investigate this horrific incident and bring the suspected perpetrators to justice.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the Dearborn Police Department at 313-943-2225. Anonymous tips may be submitted through CrimeStoppers by calling 1-800-SPEAKUP.