Canton Township police arrested four people in connection with an Oct. 1 shooting that wounded a 1-year-old girl inside a mobile home, according to Patch’s Oct. 19 report, citing police.
Officers made the arrests Thursday, Oct. 15, during searches in Canton, Ypsilanti and Detroit. Police recovered several firearms, including some confirmed stolen, Patch reported.
Three of the four people arrested had been arraigned, according to WXYZ.
Jaylen Jackson, 19, and Seth Priester, 18, both of Canton, each face 14 felony counts, WXYZ reported. The charges include assault with intent to murder, conspiracy to commit assault with intent to murder, discharging a firearm at a building causing injury, four felony firearm counts and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime.
El-Hadji Doumbouya, 23, of Ypsilanti, faces six felony counts and a second-offense habitual-offender notice, according to the station.
Cash bail was set at $1 million for each of the three arraigned defendants, WXYZ reported. The station reported that the charges include offenses carrying a potential life sentence.
A fourth person arrested, a 19-year-old from Detroit, had not been formally charged as of Patch’s Oct. 19 report.
The shooting occurred at 12:57 a.m. Oct. 1 at a home in West Point Mobile Home Park. Police said the home was struck by 40 bullets, according to Patch.
Officers found the girl with a gunshot wound. Medics treated her before taking her to a hospital, where she was listed in stable condition, Patch reported.
WXYZ reported that she was shot in her foot and leg and was expected to recover. Her great-grandmother told the station she believed the home had been targeted.
Canton detectives worked with federal, state and neighboring law enforcement agencies during the investigation, according to WXYZ.
The three arraigned defendants are scheduled to appear Oct. 30 in 35th District Court, the station reported.
