Ten people shot as parties get out of hand in the new year
1/1/2006, 9:55 a.m. ET
The Associated Press
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — At least 10 people were shot early in the new year as celebrations got out of hand in three Michigan cities.
The most serious incident occurred in Warren, where two men were in critical condition after being shot on the dance floor of a party hall on Eight Mile Road, police said. A woman also was hit by gunfire, but she was treated at a hospital and released.
In Kalamazoo, six people were shot during a party at a hotel on Sprinkle Road. None of the injuries was life-threatening, police said.
And Saginaw police are trying to figure out who fired a stray bullet into the air that ended up hitting a man as he tried to set off fireworks.
In the Warren incident, two men got into an argument during a party around 2:30 a.m., and one of them pulled a handgun and fired, said police Sgt. Michael Torey. The gunman hit his intended victim, but bullets also struck two innocent bystanders, Torey said.
"We just know there was a verbal argument. We don't know what the argument was over," Torey said.
Many revelers scattered before police arrived, he said, adding that detectives already have talked to about a dozen witnesses but no one heard the argument because of noise in the party hall.
One male victim was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he was undergoing surgery. Another was in critical condition at a Warren hospital, Torey said.
In the Kalamazoo incident, police said they were called to a Days Inn hotel shortly after 1:30 a.m. when gunshots were fired during a party. Officers from the city's Public Safety Department arrived to find a large crowd and six shooting victims, the department said in a statement.
No further details were available.
About 12:10 a.m. in Saginaw, a 47-year old man was hit by a stray bullet while trying to light fireworks in front of an adult foster care home where his wife works.
Police said someone fired a shot into the air, and the bullet came down and hit the man. He was in critical condition at Covenant Medical Center.
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1/1/2006, 9:55 a.m. ET
The Associated Press
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — At least 10 people were shot early in the new year as celebrations got out of hand in three Michigan cities.
The most serious incident occurred in Warren, where two men were in critical condition after being shot on the dance floor of a party hall on Eight Mile Road, police said. A woman also was hit by gunfire, but she was treated at a hospital and released.
In Kalamazoo, six people were shot during a party at a hotel on Sprinkle Road. None of the injuries was life-threatening, police said.
And Saginaw police are trying to figure out who fired a stray bullet into the air that ended up hitting a man as he tried to set off fireworks.
In the Warren incident, two men got into an argument during a party around 2:30 a.m., and one of them pulled a handgun and fired, said police Sgt. Michael Torey. The gunman hit his intended victim, but bullets also struck two innocent bystanders, Torey said.
"We just know there was a verbal argument. We don't know what the argument was over," Torey said.
Many revelers scattered before police arrived, he said, adding that detectives already have talked to about a dozen witnesses but no one heard the argument because of noise in the party hall.
One male victim was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he was undergoing surgery. Another was in critical condition at a Warren hospital, Torey said.
In the Kalamazoo incident, police said they were called to a Days Inn hotel shortly after 1:30 a.m. when gunshots were fired during a party. Officers from the city's Public Safety Department arrived to find a large crowd and six shooting victims, the department said in a statement.
No further details were available.
About 12:10 a.m. in Saginaw, a 47-year old man was hit by a stray bullet while trying to light fireworks in front of an adult foster care home where his wife works.
Police said someone fired a shot into the air, and the bullet came down and hit the man. He was in critical condition at Covenant Medical Center.
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) But anyway, I don't pretend to always be the most sensible of people, but I at least had the foresight for us to shoot against a clay embankment across from my house. Therefore, since it's possible that a bullet coming back down is very possibly lethal, I do wish these fools would be more careful and not shoot their weapons straight up on New Year's! I do want to make it until at least July 4th, when I get to shoot my .45 ACP! 
