When a white male gunman opened fire on a Rochester Hills splash pad in June, injuring nine including two children, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posted to X she was “heartbroken.”

I am heartbroken to learn about the shooting in Rochester Hills. We are monitoring the situation as updates continue to come in, and are in touch with local officials.

— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) June 16, 2024

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist wrote on the social media site he was “deeply saddened” by the shooting and vowed the Whitmer administration “will continue to receive updates and support local officials on the ground.”

I am deeply saddened to hear about the Rochester Hills shooting. Our administration will continue to receive updates and support local officials on the ground.

— Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II (@LtGovGilchrist) June 16, 2024

“Every Michigander deserves to live without fear of violence – whether they’re at school, work, or home,” Whitmer Press Secretary Stacey LaRouche said in a statement.

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, said she was “devastated” and offered her “full support and dedication” to “the families and impacted neighborhoods” left reeling from the tragedy.

I am devastated that a mass shooting occurred in Rochester Hills today at about 5pm. While the suspect appears to be contained – there is a lot we are still learning. The families and impacted neighborhoods have my full support and dedication.

— Rep. Haley Stevens (@RepHaleyStevens) June 16, 2024

“It’s incomprehensible, and it’s sick,” U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, posted to X. “I represented Rochester and Rochester Hills for four years. It’s a vibrant and close-knit community, and I’m deeply in shock from the scenes of such senseless, useless violence.”

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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, offered “thoughts and prayers” for the victims of the “heinous act,” press secretary Amber McCann wrote in a statement cited by Gongwer.

Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, described the “horrific event” as “nothing short of devastating, both for that community and our state.”

Roughly a month later, the largest mass shooting in Michigan’s recent history is garnering a far different response.

“I haven’t seen any state leaders acknowledge that Michigan just had its worst mass shooting in a decade,” Malachi Barrett, reporter for Bridge Detroit, posted to X on Wednesday.

Haven't seen seen any state leaders acknowledge that Michigan just had its worst mass shooting in a decadehttps://t.co/C1nThWBQcD

— Malachi Barrett (@PolarBarrett) July 10, 2024

Numerous victims remain hospitalized after a mass shooting on Sunday at an illegal block party on Detroit’s east side killed two and injured 19. Detroit Police Chief James White said at a Monday news conference that over 100 shell casings were recovered at the scene, the Detroit Free Press reports.

“We had a level of violence last week that we rarely see in Detroit anymore, and it has caused a great deal of pain to the victims and their families, has caused a great deal of pain to the entire Detroit community,” Mayor Mike Duggan said at the press conference, blaming the violence on illegal block parties.

“In the three days starting with July 4^th, we had shootings at six separate illegal block parties,” he said. “Three homicides, and 24 other shooting victims. Twenty-seven victims at six illegal block parties.”

Analysis by the Free Press shows the July 7 shooting produced the most victims of any similar incident dating back to at least 2013, based on data from the Gun Violence Archive.

The Rochester Hills shooting ranked sixth, behind two other Detroit shootings in 2013 and 2015, the Oxford High School shooting in 2021, and a deadly Saginaw shootout in 2023.

The data shows since 2013, there’s been 166 shootings involving four or more victims in Michigan, and nearly half took place in Detroit.

That obvious trend, punctuated by Sunday’s violence, has garnered little attention from Michigan’s Democratic leadership.

None of the prominent Democrats who spoke out about the “horrific” and “devastating” shooting in Rochester Hills have even bothered to acknowledge the victims in Detroit, save Slotkin.

“Detroit is closing out a holiday weekend with yet another tragic mass shooting,” she posted to X on Sunday. “I am sending love and a promise of action to the victims and survivors, their loved ones, and the entire community.”

Eight victims from Sunday’s shooting are in stable condition and remained in the hospital on Thursday, while 11 others have been released. Two victims – a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man – were killed in the shootout, Bridge Detroit reports.

Darryl Woods, chair of the Board of Police Commissioners, told attendees at a call to action Wednesday at Marbud Park, just blocks from the shooting, that he’s related to a woman who was shot through the neck and survived, and he sympathizes with families searching for answers.

Police have not arrested any suspects.

“What I hear from the community is a cry of grief, pain and suffering,” Woods said, according to the news site. “This is traumatic to the whole city.”