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Woman dies, man injured in downtown Detroit shooting
Detroit - A shooting in downtown Detroit early Saturday left a Michigan woman dead and a man seriously injured as thousands of people poured into the city with Super Bowl XL being played at Ford Field on Sunday.
Authorities said the woman died following an altercation outside Mavericks, a bar on Woodward Avenue near Congress, just steps away from the Motown Winter Blast, a four-day festival being held in conjunction with the Super Bowl.
The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Winter Blast had concluded for the night at 1 a.m. Saturday but there were still many revelers in the area at the time of the shooting. Police did not say what may have started the fight or whether the man an
d woman had any direct connection to the altercation.
With an estimated 100,000 pe
ople expected to come to Detroit for the game and the festivities surrounding it, security is high. All manner of technological devices are being deployed, the Coast Guard has stepped up patrols on the Detroit River, aircraft are ready to respond to any threats of attack and federal, state and local law enforcement are on the ground in Detroit in large numbers.
Police characterized the shooting as an isolated incident. This was a tragic altercation, Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings said Saturday.
"We want to stress that it's an isolated incident. We want to make note that hundreds of thousands of visitors have come down and participated in the activities," said police spokesman James Tate.
The scene of the shooting was just steps away from where sled-dog demonstrations were scheduled as part of Winter Blast. After the shooting, police cordoned off the block for hours, com
bing
the scene for bullet casings and interviewing witnesses.
Police said Saturday morning they are sti
ll investigating and reviewing surveillance tapes in the hopes of finding suspects. Security officials have placed hidden cameras around Detroit to help monitor crowds this weekend.
Maria Miller, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office, said the woman who died was shot twice in the chest. The man was shot in the leg and was in serious condition at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
Authorities did not release the name or ages of either victim. They said both are from Michigan but did not give hometowns for either. It was not immediately known whether either or both are from metro Detroit.
On Friday night, downtown Detroit was filled with thousands of football fans, partiers and celebrities taking part in the festivities leading up to Sunday evening's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Entertainment mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs was throw
ing a ba
sh at the Elysium Lounge just two blocks from the shooting scene.
It is the first time metro Detroit has hosted the
Super Bowl since 1982.
Marc Frascatore, 45, and Mark Lutz, 39, both of Connecticut, were inside an RV parked around the corner from the shooting.
We were sitting over there partying and three guys ran by us,' Frascatore said. Ten seconds later, here come three cops with their guns drawn.
The men said police later took their statements and that police told them the shooting happened after someone had bumped into someone else.
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick came to the site of the shooting early Saturday, but did not comment as he left.
Downtown Detroit is among the heaviest policed and safest areas of the city, and the district plays host to numerous festivals and concerts throughout the year. The last major violent incident in the area was in June 2004, when nine people were wounded in a shooting at Hart Plaza during the International Freedo
m Festival f
ireworks. One of the wounded later died.
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White Victim ?
Woman dies, man injured in downtown Detroit shooting
Detroit - A shooting in downtown Detroit early Saturday left a Michigan woman dead and a man seriously injured as thousands of people poured into the city with Super Bowl XL being played at Ford Field on Sunday.
Authorities said the woman died following an altercation outside Mavericks, a bar on Woodward Avenue near Congress, just steps away from the Motown Winter Blast, a four-day festival being held in conjunction with the Super Bowl.
The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Winter Blast had concluded for the night at 1 a.m. Saturday but there were still many revelers in the area at the time of the shooting. Police did not say what may have started the fight or whether the man an
d woman had any direct connection to the altercation.
With an estimated 100,000 pe
ople expected to come to Detroit for the game and the festivities surrounding it, security is high. All manner of technological devices are being deployed, the Coast Guard has stepped up patrols on the Detroit River, aircraft are ready to respond to any threats of attack and federal, state and local law enforcement are on the ground in Detroit in large numbers.
Police characterized the shooting as an isolated incident. This was a tragic altercation, Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings said Saturday.
"We want to stress that it's an isolated incident. We want to make note that hundreds of thousands of visitors have come down and participated in the activities," said police spokesman James Tate.
The scene of the shooting was just steps away from where sled-dog demonstrations were scheduled as part of Winter Blast. After the shooting, police cordoned off the block for hours, com
bing
the scene for bullet casings and interviewing witnesses.
Police said Saturday morning they are sti
ll investigating and reviewing surveillance tapes in the hopes of finding suspects. Security officials have placed hidden cameras around Detroit to help monitor crowds this weekend.
Maria Miller, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office, said the woman who died was shot twice in the chest. The man was shot in the leg and was in serious condition at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
Authorities did not release the name or ages of either victim. They said both are from Michigan but did not give hometowns for either. It was not immediately known whether either or both are from metro Detroit.
On Friday night, downtown Detroit was filled with thousands of football fans, partiers and celebrities taking part in the festivities leading up to Sunday evening's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Entertainment mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs was throw
ing a ba
sh at the Elysium Lounge just two blocks from the shooting scene.
It is the first time metro Detroit has hosted the
Super Bowl since 1982.
Marc Frascatore, 45, and Mark Lutz, 39, both of Connecticut, were inside an RV parked around the corner from the shooting.
We were sitting over there partying and three guys ran by us,' Frascatore said. Ten seconds later, here come three cops with their guns drawn.
The men said police later took their statements and that police told them the shooting happened after someone had bumped into someone else.
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick came to the site of the shooting early Saturday, but did not comment as he left.
Downtown Detroit is among the heaviest policed and safest areas of the city, and the district plays host to numerous festivals and concerts throughout the year. The last major violent incident in the area was in June 2004, when nine people were wounded in a shooting at Hart Plaza during the International Freedo
m Festival f
ireworks. One of the wounded later died.
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m/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=50112