Police search for boyfriend in shooting that left 1 woman dead, another wounded

Detroit police are searching for a 28-year-old man as a suspect in a double shooting early Sunday morning that left one woman dead and another woman with a critical head injury.

Police said the suspect, Lenell James Kirby, should be considered armed and dangerous.

The shooting occurred shortly before 3:15 a.m. along the 18000 block of Grandville on the city's west side, police said.

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A 28-year-old woman was killed when she was shot in the right eye. The woman's 22-year-old niece was also shot in the head and transported to an undisclosed hospital, where she was in critical condition.

The younger woman called 911 and told dispatch that her aunt's boyfriend had just shot them, police said.

Kirby, who 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 190 pounds, is currently on probation for drunken driving and a drug possession offense, according to Michigan Department of Corrections records.