(AP) Detroit shop where 2 killed known for gambling
By COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press
DETROIT
A Detroit barbershop where two men were fatally shot is known for gambling but it’s not clear whether that had anything to do with the gunfire, police say.
Shots erupted Wednesday evening outside Al’s Barber Shop on the city’s east side, and in the end, 10 people had been struck including the two who were inside the shop and died, police said.
The number of people believed shot had been nine, but police spokeswoman Kelly Miner said late Wednesday that officers learned the total was 10 after further investigation.
Police said two cars pulled up and people inside the vehicles started shooting at each other.
Craig said those who were shooting “engaged a couple of victims” before “several shots were fired.” He said it’s not known if any of the victims fired back.
Police were looking for at least two people believed to have carried out the shooting, Miner said.
Craig said they also were trying to locate two vehicles that they think the shooters might have been using: a 2004 white Chevrolet Impala that possibly has a broken window and bullet holes in the back, and a 2004 black Impala.
Lorne Carter told the Detroit Free Press that he was smoking a cigarette against the wall of a nearby business when he heard what sounded like 30 to 40 shots.
The barbershop is in a strip mall along a major road. Nearby businesses include a Chinese restaurant, auto repair shops and a convenience store.
Miner said police would continue to interview witnesses late Wednesday.
After the shooting, Elaine Williams waited behind yellow crime tape that police had used to cordon off several blocks around the scene. Her 29-year-old son had gone to the barbershop for a haircut, and she was frantic, The Detroit News reported.
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Associated Press writer David N. Goodman contributed to this report.