Two dead after shooting at Detroit Lions NFL game tailgating spot
Two people have died following a shooting after a Detroit Lions game at a popular tailgating site on Sunday, police said.
A fight broke out around 4.30pm at Eastern Market, an open-air gathering spot, police Chief James White said Monday. Tampa Bay had just defeated the Lions nearby at Ford Field.
“I don’t know all the details to it, but anytime that somebody loses their life, that’s a tragic thing,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday.
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Police officers in the area responded to the shooting, arrested the suspected shooter and recovered two handguns, White said.
“Tailgating, drinking and guns? They don’t mix,” White had told reporters on Sunday.
The victims were described as Detroit men, one in his 40s and another in his 20s. A suspect from Oak Park was in custody.
White said the confrontation began with a larger fight that broke up after a few minutes.
“They reconvened a few feet away from where the initial fight started,” he said.
“The two fighters put up their hands like they were about to fight each other. ... One of the people in the fight, a male from Oak Park, pulls out a gun and fires at least twice.”
