Updated
Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 4
Dearborn Police Detain 2 After Fairlane Mall Shooting Kills 2, Wounds 1
Updated
Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 4

Dearborn Police Detain 2 After Fairlane Mall Shooting Kills 2, Wounds 1

3 articles · Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jul 4

Summary

  • Two people are in custody after Friday’s shooting inside Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn left two victims dead and a third with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Police said gunfire erupted around 1:25 p.m. after a dispute between two groups escalated inside the mall near Michigan Avenue and Evergreen Road.
  • Officers found three people shot; one died at the scene and another died after being taken to a Metro Detroit hospital. The victims were in their late teens to early 20s.
  • Investigators said the violence was an isolated incident, not a random attack, and earlier indicated all three people shot were believed to have been involved in the dispute.
  • The mall was closed for several hours as detectives interviewed witnesses and reviewed evidence; police have not released the victims’ or detainees’ identities.

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