Posted on 10/08/2025 4:20:54 AM PDT by marktwain
BUENA VISTA TWP, MI — A roving party in Buena Vista Township ended in gun violence over the weekend, leaving one man dead and three people wounded.
The party of 50 or more people began at the Liquor Basket, 3581 Dixie Highway, the night of Friday, Oct. 3, according to Buena Vista Township Police Detective Russ Pahssen. When the business closed at midnight, the revelers relocated to a park behind the Speedway gas station at 3357 E. Holland Road/M-46, Pahssen said.
Among the attendees was a 32-year-old Saginaw man, who had a 9mm handgun with an extended 30-round magazine jutting from his waistband, Pahssen said. Other attendees were perturbed by this, sparking an altercation, Pahssen said.
About 1:20 a.m., 38-year-old Buena Vista resident Qonte L. “Purp” Works grabbed the other man’s gun and began chasing him with it, Pahssen said. The younger man pulled a second, smaller 9mm pistol from his pocket and shot Works multiple times, Pahssen said.
The shooter called 911 to report shooting a man in self-defense. He gave dispatchers his name, requested police and paramedics, and said he would be at the scene when they arrived.
More than 2 minutes into the call, the caller was himself shot eight to 10 times by a male wielding a .40-caliber handgun, Pahssen said. Two sisters, ages 37 and 32, also suffered gunshot wounds. The older woman was shot in her calf, while her younger sister was shot in her abdomen.
Works died from his wounds. The three wounded people were taken from the scene to area hospitals. The woman shot in her calf has since been discharged, while her sister remains in critical condition, Pahssen said.
The man who shot Works has since been transferred to a Detroit-area hospital for additional treatment and his condition remains critical. Pahssen confirmed the man had a concealed pistol license and both 9mm pistols he had were legally registered to him.
Police have made no arrests.
Pahssen is actively seeking witnesses and video footage of the shooting. He is asking anyone with information to call him at 989-577-9583.
Works is the fourth homicide victim of the year in Buena Vista Township. Of the prior three, two resulted from gunfire while the third died from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run.
About 24 hours after shooting in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 5, police responded to reports of gunfire at a large gathering of teenagers in the parking lot of Saginaw Preparatory Academy, 5173 Lodge St. in Buena Vista Township. They arrived to find a 15-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her shoulder, Pahssen said.
Officers found numerous .22- and .40-caliber shell casings at the scene. Pahssen said it appears the attendees were firing guns into the air in celebratory fashion and the injured girl was struck when the lead projectiles inevitably returned to earth.
The party of 50 or more people began at the Liquor Basket
It could only go downhill from there.
I goofed; see post 20.
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An armed and polite drunken society needs a few designated sober armed fellows to take out the impolite drunken armed.
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I don’t , well I do, get it. I was no saint when I was in College. After exams and stuff, we ripped it up. Kegs, etc. But. We stayed in the confines of our apartment and if we wanted to go out we had a room mate he didn’t drink. He was our DD. Never did stupid stuff like this.
“Boo got shot!” /flashback
I always thought extended meant, like, 120.
“.an extended 30-round magazine...”
Shouldn’t it just be a 30-round magazine...period.
How's that old folk song "Duncan and Brady" go?
Brady Brady Brady
well you you know you done wrong
Breaking in here while the games going on
You come a breaking down the window
and knocking down the door
And now you're lying dead on the bar-room floor
He's been on the job too long
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