Two persons died and about 15 persons suffered injuries in a shooting at a large street party in Michigan on Saturday midnight. According to police, no suspects have been arrested.
The shooting occurred around midnight Saturday in Saginaw, about 164 kilometres northwest of Detroit, state police said. The deceased were a 19-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, police said. “Fifteen people were injured by gunshot or being struck by a vehicle,” police said in a statement. According to reports, the party was promoted on social media.
CNN quoted police as saying, “A fight broke out between partygoers resulting in gunshots being fired. In response, others in the crowd began shooting into the crowd, striking several victims. As people fled the scene, many were injured after being struck by fleeing vehicles.”
According to reports, police were present nearby the street, preparing to disperse the crowd when multiple callers reported to 911 that people were shooting into the crowd.
Police initially said about 200 people were in the area of the party and that officers had been dispersing the crowd prior to the shooting, MLive.com reported.
Investigators determined five different guns had been fired in the shooting. No arrests were made.
