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On Halloween, there were a series of shootings at Spirit Halloween and shopping malls in Michigan and California, causing casualties and widespread panic. Both the cases are still under investigation.
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Gunshots were also heard at the Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, near Detroit, Miss., at around 2:04 p.m., the Daily Mail reported. ET. A 21-year-old Detroit man and a 21-year-old acquaintance from Oak Park got into a heated argument in a crowded store that turned into a shooting. The victim was shot multiple times. Police officers present at the scene provided first aid and he was sent to hospital where he died.
Police recovered a 9mm pistol from the scene and detained the 21-year-old suspect. Several bystanders beat and injured the suspect before police arrived. At present he is undergoing treatment in another hospital.
The Madison Heights Police Department released a statement emphasizing that the two suspects were known to each other, but based on currently available information, investigators believe this was not random violence and there is no threat to public safety. The entire case was transferred to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review and prosecution.
According to local television station WDIV-TV, the suspect’s wife, Alana, said during an interview that her husband had a legal concealed pistol license. At that time, she was coming out of the shop with her three children and husband when the victim suddenly came near her and put his hand in her pocket. The husband suspected that the other party had taken out a gun, so with trembling hands he opened fire to save the family.
Witness Mikiya Wilson described the sound of six gunshots heard at the scene, “I thought there was going to be a Halloween massacre. I didn’t know what was going on. To be honest, I thought there was someone shooting everywhere and everyone was running.”
Hours after the shooting in Michigan, gunshots were also heard at a shopping mall in Fairfield, California. One person died and several others were injured.
Pacific time, at approximately 8:54 pm on the 30th, one person was killed and at least six others were injured, three of them seriously, in Solano Town Center, about an hour’s drive northeast of San Francisco. After receiving the report, police and emergency personnel reached the spot. Police confirmed on the 31st that the deceased was Constance Hedges, a 31-year-old woman. Her family revealed that she was pregnant at the time of the murder. Police initially determined that it was a targeted attack involving a single gunman. No suspects have been arrested yet, and the motive for the crime is still to be clarified.
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The incident occurred at the Madison Heights branch near Detroit. Two 21-year-old men, who were known to each other, got into a heated argument in the store that escalated into a shooting. A man was shot multiple times and died. The suspect has been taken into custody.
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A 31-year-old woman was killed and at least six people were injured, three of them seriously, after gunshots were heard at a Solano City shopping center in the evening. Police are currently determining whether this was a targeted attack by a single gunman.
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Eyewitnesses said that about 6 shots were fired at the scene, and they thought there would be a Halloween massacre. Police said the conflict between the two was not random and there was no immediate threat to public safety. The case was submitted to the prosecutor for review.
