MADISON HEIGHTS (WWJ) -- An assault and shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights left one man dead and another injured.
Madison Heights Police said it happened Friday afternoon at approximately 2:04 p.m., at the Madison Place Shopping Complex on John R. near 14 Mile Rd.
According to police, a “brief altercation” occurred between a 21-year-old Detroit man and a 21-year-old Oak Park man. WWJ’s Jon Hewett says one of those men then “pulled a gun.”
Shopper Mikea Wilson was in line at the register when she heard a big pop."
"We looked at each other. At first we thought it was a balloon, because that's what it sounded like and we are in a decorations store," Wilson said. "After we heard the first pop, it just kept going after that: pop, pop, pop, pop. At that point, everybody started scattering."
Officers arrived and found the Detroit man with multiple gunshot wounds. They rendered first aid until paramedics arrived. Paramedics then rushed him to the hospital, where he passed away.
Authorities said multiple bystanders assaulted the Oak Park man as officers attempted to take him into custody. According to police, his injuries are “non-life-threatening.” At last check, he was undergoing treatment at a separate hospital.
The Oak Park man will remain in custody at least for the duration of the investigation, police said.
Officers recovered a 9 mm handgun, which they believe to be the weapon.
According to police, the two men “were acquainted” and there is “no known ongoing threat to the general public.”
Authorities asked the public to avoid the area for a time.
It’s not clear what started the argument.
The men’s names were not released.
Birmingham, Clawson, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak and Troy Police all assisted at the scene.
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