CRIME
5 Wounded In Shooting Over Parking Space Outside Detroit Blues Club
Detroit Police Department
A dispute over a parking spot in Detroit led to a shooting that left five people injured early Friday, police said.
An argument broke out at around 2:45 a.m. Friday over a parking space outside Chicago Blu’z Bar & Grill, a blues club with live music and dancing, and the argument turned physical, according to the Detroit Police Department. The suspect left and returned with a gun.
When he came back, he brought a gun as most cowards do, and he opened fire on the crowd, Detroit Asst. Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald said at a press conference. Senseless, ridiculous. Five people to be shot over a parking spot is just silly to me.
Fitzgerald said at least one of the shooting victims had been involved in the physical fight before the shooting, but the rest appeared to be bystanders.
All five victims, who range in age from 33 to 49, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized in stable condition, Fitzgerald said.
Seven or eight shell casings were found in the parking lot, and the shooter fled in a dark-colored SUV, possibly a Hyundai, police said.
No arrests had yet been made Friday morning.
Fitzgerald said police will also be investigating why Chicago Blu’z Bar & Grill was still open past 2 a.m. without a license to do so.
Obviously, this blues club should not have been open at 2:45 a.m. where they’re still arguing for a parking spot, Fitzgerald said.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward or submit an anonymous tip.
TMX contributed to this article.
