A last-minute rush to buy Halloween decor turned deadly on Friday after an argument between two customers erupted in gunfire.
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A 21-year-old man was killed after being shot multiple times at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, near Detroit, around 2:04pm on October 30.
Spirit Halloween, a fixture of the American Halloween season, opens pop-up stores across the country each fall in vacant retail spaces.
The Detroit resident had been arguing with another 21-year-old man from Oak Park whom he knew before the shooting broke out, according to the Madison Heights Police Department.
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When authorities arrived at the scene, they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and administered first aid until emergency medical personnel arrived.
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He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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Police said they located a 'person of interest' and recovered a 9mm handgun that may have been used in the shooting.
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The person of interest, a 21-year-old from Oak Park, had also sustained injuries after several bystanders assaulted him before officers took him into custody.
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The suspected shooter was transported to a different local hospital, where he is currently receiving medical care.
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A Halloween horror has erupted in Michigan as a 21-year-old man was killed after being shot multiple times at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Detroit around 2.04pm on October 30
According to Madison Heights Police Department, the Detroit resident was arguing with another 21-year-old man from Oak Place that he was familiar with before the shooting broke out.
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When authorities arrived at the 32000 Block of John R Road (pictured), they found the 21-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds before administering him first aid until emergency medical personnel arrived
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While the investigation remains ongoing and detectives continue to gather additional details, it appears the two individuals were aquatinted.
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Based on the information available at this time, investigators do not believe this was a random act of violence, and residents can be assured that there is no known ongoing threat to public safety,' the Madison Heights Police Department wrote on Friday.
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Investigators reported they have submitted their investigation to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for review as they seek criminal charges.
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According to WDIV, Alana, the wife of the suspected shooter, told the outlet her husband is a Concealed Pistol License holder and fired the weapon in self-defense.
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Alana told the outlet she was leaving the Spirit Halloween store with their three children when a man who her husband knew, confronted them.
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She said he reached for his pockets, but they did not know if the man had a gun.
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He sees us and recognizes us and tells my husband, "What’s up?"
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And my husband’s like, "No, not right here," as he’s still walking out.
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He’s like, ‘No....what’s up?’
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And went in his pocket, and my husband drew his gun and was shaking while he was trying his gun, and he shot,'
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Alana told the outlet.
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'If he didn’t have that gun, and we walked out here and all those people would’ve jumped on him, would I be at the hospital right now praying over my husband?
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He defended me, himself, and his kids,' Alana said.
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Mikea Wilson, a witness of the shooting, described to WDIV what the altercation looked like at the scene.
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'It was the first pop; you would think it was like a loud balloon.
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We got to looking at each other, and then it was like pop, pop, pop; probably about five more shots came after that.
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So everybody scattered after that,' Wilson told the outlet.
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At the time of the incident, Madison Heights Police requested residents avoid the area and follow all instructions from law enforcement.
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'I thought it was going to be like a Halloween massacre.
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I don’t know what’s going on.
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I thought somebody was running around shooting random people, honestly,' another witness told the outlet.
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At the time of the incident, Madison Heights Police requested residents avoid the area and follow all instructions from law enforcement.
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They confirmed there was no immediate danger to the public.
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'We want people to use the gun safety that they've been taught as much as possible.
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We're still determining if this person was legally allowed to carry the gun, whether they had any firearms training,' Police Chief Lemerise told CBS Detroit.
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'In situations like this, we want to make sure that people are using the most precaution they can.'
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Madison Heights Police Department and Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for comments or additional details as the investigation remains ongoing.
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