An 11 year old girl was shot and killed by a stray bullet while playing at her grandmother's house just outside of Detroit.


"Home used to be somewhere safe. A school used to be somewhere safe. Nowadays, you're not safe anywhere. No one's safe." says LaWanda Melton trying to put into words the heartbreak her family is experiencing with the loss of her 11 year old granddaughter Sanaya Pugh.

She died Saturday a victim of gunfire. Detroit Police say a stray bullet hit Sanaya in the back as she lay alongside five other kids staying over their grandmother's home Saturday night on Goulburn street that's on Detroit's East Side. Her grandmother says she tried everything she could to save Sanaya but by the time first responders arrived, it was too late is unbearable.

I have a daughter who's without her child now. Who's empty. looking into her eyes. It just looked like an empty soul. She had nothing left thinner. She lost her best friend she lost her daughter loved one say Sanaya was active in gymnastics and cheer at George Washington Carver Academy remembered as an outgoing kid who loved to have fun.

As for what led up to the shooting. Police confirm gun activity took place a block over on Waltham street around the same time scenario shot. However they have not confirmed whether the two incidents are linked. Detroit Police Chief James White says the investigation is moving rapidly.