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3 Killed, 4 Wounded at Illegal Detroit After-hours Spot Known to Police

Prest St & Chalfonte St, Belmont, Detroit

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Summary

  • Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.
  • Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.
  • Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public.He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. It was an "after hours" spot with dancing activities. "Imagine a strip club," Chief Bettison said.
  • The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.
  • Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Timeline

The shooter(s) remain at large.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public. He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.

Incident reported at Prest St & Chalfonte St.

The shooter(s) remain at large.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public. He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.

Incident reported at Prest St & Chalfonte St.

The shooter(s) remain at large.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public. He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.

Incident reported at Prest St & Chalfonte St.

The shooter(s) remain at large.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public. He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.

Incident reported at Prest St & Chalfonte St.

The shooter(s) remain at large.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, who was at the scene, called the violence heartbreaking and said the city would provide support services to the families and the surrounding community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit police.

Bettison said early information points to a fight that escalated into gunfire, and that he does not consider the shooting an ongoing threat to the public. He said officers had been called to the address seven times this year. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been announced.

Officers were sent to the location near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street about 7:20 a.m. after a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call, and arrived within four minutes, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. They found three men, all roughly 30 or older, dead at the scene. Four others, two women and two men in their 20s and 30s, were taken to a hospital by private vehicle with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Three men were killed and four other people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday at an after-hours spot on Detroit's west side, police said.

Incident reported at Prest St & Chalfonte St.

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Comments5

LastAllMindAtumRaSep 27 at 5:48 PM

More dead

LoneWolf1978Sep 27 at 5:05 PM

Black on black crime but yet yes Obama is to blame

oakparkUser2496507006Sep 30 at 4:04 PM

It happened at 14827 Eaton st Detroit mi westside

somephonesomewhere7Sep 27 at 4:09 PM

MAGA

SlappyMcCrackinSep 27 at 6:10 PM

@somephonesomewhere7 I absolutely guarantee nobody within a 10 mile radius of this place voted for Trump, most of them can’t legally vote due to felony convictions.

LastAllMindAtumRaSep 27 at 5:48 PM

More dead

LoneWolf1978Sep 27 at 5:05 PM

Black on black crime but yet yes Obama is to blame

oakparkUser2496507006Sep 30 at 4:04 PM

It happened at 14827 Eaton st Detroit mi westside

somephonesomewhere7Sep 27 at 4:09 PM

MAGA

SlappyMcCrackinSep 27 at 6:10 PM

@somephonesomewhere7 I absolutely guarantee nobody within a 10 mile radius of this place voted for Trump, most of them can’t legally vote due to felony convictions.

LastAllMindAtumRaSep 27 at 5:48 PM

More dead

LoneWolf1978Sep 27 at 5:05 PM

Black on black crime but yet yes Obama is to blame

oakparkUser2496507006Sep 30 at 4:04 PM

It happened at 14827 Eaton st Detroit mi westside

somephonesomewhere7Sep 27 at 4:09 PM

MAGA

SlappyMcCrackinSep 27 at 6:10 PM

@somephonesomewhere7 I absolutely guarantee nobody within a 10 mile radius of this place voted for Trump, most of them can’t legally vote due to felony convictions.

LastAllMindAtumRaSep 27 at 5:48 PM

More dead

LoneWolf1978Sep 27 at 5:05 PM

Black on black crime but yet yes Obama is to blame

oakparkUser2496507006Sep 30 at 4:04 PM

It happened at 14827 Eaton st Detroit mi westside

somephonesomewhere7Sep 27 at 4:09 PM

MAGA

SlappyMcCrackinSep 27 at 6:10 PM

@somephonesomewhere7 I absolutely guarantee nobody within a 10 mile radius of this place voted for Trump, most of them can’t legally vote due to felony convictions.

LastAllMindAtumRaSep 27 at 5:48 PM

More dead

LoneWolf1978Sep 27 at 5:05 PM

Black on black crime but yet yes Obama is to blame

oakparkUser2496507006Sep 30 at 4:04 PM

It happened at 14827 Eaton st Detroit mi westside

somephonesomewhere7Sep 27 at 4:09 PM

MAGA

SlappyMcCrackinSep 27 at 6:10 PM

@somephonesomewhere7 I absolutely guarantee nobody within a 10 mile radius of this place voted for Trump, most of them can’t legally vote due to felony convictions.

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