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Comcast worker shot in drive-by shooting in Detroit

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Posted at 11:40 PM, Jan 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-01 10:46:40-05

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a Comcast worker.

The shooting happened Friday at around 4:45 p.m. int eh 20200 block of Rowe. That's near Hoover and 8 Mile in northeast Detroit.

Police say the 58-year-old man was standing on the porch when a black man, driving a newer black Dodge Durango drove by firing shots.

The Comcast worker was hit in the body. He is listed in temp-serious condition at a local hospital.

Comcast released this brief statement in response to the shooting:

I work locally for Comcast. At this time, the Detroit Police would have any information that can be shared.

Anyone with information is asked to please call Detroit Police Department’s Ninth Precinct at 313-596-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.