Key takeaways:
- Three males died, while two men and two women were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
- Police Chief Todd Bettison said the shooting followed a fight and that investigators had leads, but no arrests had been announced.
- Police had received seven calls related to the address this year.
Three males were killed and four other people were injured when gunfire broke out after a fight at an after-hours venue in Detroit early Sunday, police said. Investigators have leads but have not announced any arrests.
Officers responded at about 7:21 a.m., Police Chief Todd Bettison said at a news conference. They found three males with fatal gunshot wounds. Two men and two women were taken to hospitals by private means with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The shooting occurred near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street on Detroit’s west side, according to The Detroit News, as cited by CBS News. Al Jazeera described the venue as an after-hours strip club on a mostly residential street and reported that officers arrived within four minutes of the call.
Police have not released the identities or exact ages of those killed. Bettison said the three males were “approximately 30 and up.” Al Jazeera reported that the four injured people were in their 20s and 30s.
Investigators believe the shooting followed a fight at the venue. “A fight occurred, an altercation occurred, and as a result individuals decided to settle it with gun violence,” Bettison said.
The chief said police were working to identify those responsible. “I don’t view this as an ongoing danger to the public or the community,” he said.
The address had drawn police attention before Sunday’s shooting. “This address is not new to the Detroit Police Department,” Bettison said, adding that officers had received seven calls related to the location this year. Al Jazeera reported that police were also investigating the address; Bettison did not specify the nature of that investigation in the accounts provided.
Mayor Mary Sheffield said the city’s Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety would provide “robust, wraparound services” for residents and families affected by the shooting. She also said the city would work to stop illegal after-hours operations, whether they were run from homes or businesses. Authorities would do “everything we can” to prevent such operations from taking place in Detroit neighborhoods, she said.
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-773-2587.
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