DETROIT – A 35-year-old man was killed and six others were injured when an argument over a dice game sparked a shooting in Detroit this weekend, police said.
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Officials were called around 10:30 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 6) to a house in the 19600 block of Andover Street, according to authorities. They said they found six people with gunshot wounds, and a seventh shooting victim showed up at a nearby hospital.
A 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene from his gunshot injuries, police said.
One of the six injured victims is in critical condition, and the rest are expected to make a full recovery, according to officials.
Investigators determined the shooting had stemmed from an argument over a dice game.
Police are still searching for the suspected shooter, they said.
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“It is sad to say, but Detroit is not immune to mass shootings,” Detroit police Chief James White said. “We understand these numbers help make national media headlines, but to us, each one represents a person who is someone’s mother or father, a son or daughter, a loved one, or a friend.
“The two mass shootings were isolated and not random. I have full confidence in the men and women of the Detroit Police Department and their ability to get these violent offenders off our streets. Our thoughts and prayers are with the surviving victims and their families.”
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Detroit Police Homicide at 313-596-2260, or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP to remain anonymous.
