'It’s senseless:' 7-year-old child and mother shot on Detroit's east side in confrontation

A mother and child were shot Monday evening after a man confronted the victim over children fighting in Detroit.The shooting happened on Farnsworth near M-53 and Gratiot on Detroit's east side. Detroit police say just after 7 p.m. on Monday, officers were called out to the area for reported shots fired. Officials say when they arrived, they found a 29-year-old woman shot in the arm and a 7-year-old girl with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. According to authorities, the incident happened due to an altercation over a group of children fighting outside. Police say a father of one of the children went to the apartment of a woman and her daughter where he began to argue. That was when the woman shut the door. In response, police say the man forced his way into the home, pulled out a gun and shot the woman in the arm. The bullet went through the mother and then hit the child in the shoulder. The suspect then drove off in a White GMC Terrain.Officials say the suspect is known in the area and are encouraging him to turn himself in. Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department or call 911.