Man hit when his SUV was shot 16 times on Detroit's west side

DETROIT (WWJ) -- Police are investigating an incident where a barrage of bullets were fired into a man’s car on Detroit’s west side early this morning.

WWJ’s Charlie Langton reports that the man was sleeping in the driver’s seat of his Jeep Grand Cherokee on Winthrop Street near I-96 and Greenfield Road around 4:45am when someone shot into his vehicle 16 times.

The victim survived the attack, but was reportedly shot in the leg. A baby seat was found in the backseat of the vehicle, but no child was reported on the scene.

Detroit police are still investigating the circumstances behind the shooting.

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