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Police investigate a shopping mall shooting that left 2 dead in suburban Detroit

Headline from WHEC Rochester

Three people were shot and two of them died after a fight between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in the city of Dearborn, Michigan. One of the victims died inside Fairlane Town Center mall and the other died at a nearby hospital.

WHEC Rochester's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox2 Detroit

    'Generally a safe mall': Two dead, three shot in Fairlane Town Center shooting in Dearborn (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Two people are dead after a shooting at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn Friday afternoon. Later that night, Dearborn Police said two people were in custody. Fairlane Town Center shooting Police say they were called to the mall at 1:25 p.m. They say the shooting happened after a fight escalated.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Police investigate a shopping mall shooting that left 2 dead in suburban Detroit (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Three people were shot and two of them died after a fight between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in the city of Dearborn, Michigan. One of the victims died inside Fairlane Town Center mall and the other died at a nearby hospital.

  3. Toledo Blade

    Sources: 3 people shot, 2 dead at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    DEARBORN, Mich. — Law enforcement officials say three people were shot and two are dead after a shooting at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Mich., on Friday afternoon.

  4. WLNS Lansing

    2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Dearborn's Fairlane Town Center (opens WLNS Lansing)

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    WLNS Lansing's feed description

    LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Two people were killed, and a third was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, police said. The Dearborn Police Department confirmed in a statement posted to Facebook that officers were investigating a shooting at the mall and asked reside…

  5. ABC News

    2 dead, 1 injured after shooting breaks out in Dearborn, Michigan, mall (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Dearborn police are on the scene investigating a shooting at Fairlane Town Center mall.

  6. The Guardian

    Two people dead and a third injured in shooting at Michigan shopping mall (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    A fight between two groups of young people who knew each other escalated into gunfire, police said A shooting altercation between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in Dearborn, Michigan, left two people dead and a third injured over what is typically the most violent weekend of the year …

  7. The Brunswick News

    Michigan mall shooting leaves 2 dead, 1 wounded (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    DEARBORN, Mich. — Dearborn's Fairlane Town Center erupted in chaos Friday afternoon after a shooting left two people dead and one injured. Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said officers responded to the shooting at the mall on Michigan Avenue around…

  8. KYMA Yuma

    Shooting at Michigan mall leaves two dead (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Two people are dead after shooting at a mall in Dearborn, Michigan Friday. Gunfire erupted at the mall around 1:25 p.m. Eastern, prompting multiple police vehicles to surround the mall.

  9. Newsweek

    Two Killed In Michigan Mall Shooting on Eve of July 4 (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "The idea that it would happen in a public space, a mall, where people shop, is unconscionable," Dearborn's Police Chief said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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