Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said officers were originally dispatched to a 7-Eleven after receiving a call. Argument at Warren house party escalates to deadly shootingĪn argument at a Warren house party escalated into a deadly shooting Saturday night that left one woman dead. They also plan to evaluate traffic plans to ensure a safe downtown venue for the city. Preston said the goal of police should be to minimize violence.ĭetroit police also said they will be meeting with business owners to ensure they comply with noise, capacity, and other operational requirements. 'There's great places like Golden Fleece and Exodus that have special Sunday time parties.' 'There is just so many people enjoying this downtown, Greektown, having a great time,' said Jeannette Pierce, who lives in Detroit. There were a lot of people wandering the area, but there was also a notable increase in police presence. In total, 13 firearms were also confiscated during the brawl.īy Sunday afternoon, it was all quiet in the area. 'At this time, the DPD can only confirm that individuals from that group were taken into custody and that members of the DPD were injured during the altercation,' read the release. RELATED: Double shooting outside Basement Burger Bar in Greektown The minute-long clip also showed officers desperately trying to establish some kind of perimeter as they worked to get the scene under control.ĭetroit police released the details of a preliminary investigation that noted officers were attempting to break up an ongoing fight escalating 'between separate large groups of citizens, who then began to assault the officers.' Some officers who were spotted handcuffing suspects in the video were still being swarmed by other people. In this particular case, the fight was between two large groups around midnight Saturday at the corner of Beaubien and Monroe.ĭetroit police, vastly outnumbered in the fight can be seen wrestling with several people. Last month, another incident drew a heavy police presence when a double shooting took place in the parking lot of an area restaurant.

'I don't know what the answer is necessarily.' 'I see it through the windows and watch it with the owners and it makes an unsafe environment for the patrons that come to patronize the business so I just don't understand it,' Preston said.

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