Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall

AP (via Yahoo) ^ | 28 Nov 10 | Ed White

[Drew68]

HARPER WOODS, Mich. – A dispute between two rival groups of teenagers escalated into gunfire Saturday when members of one of the groups opened fire inside a shopping mall, critically injuring one teenager and a clothing store worker as holiday shoppers dashed for cover, police said. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. at Eastland Mall, east of Detroit, on the heels of Black Friday, traditionally the kickoff for what retailers hope is the busiest weekend of the holiday season. The mall was closed for the night as police searched for suspects, said Harper Woods deputy police chief Jim Burke.

The 18-year-old victim, a member of the rival group, was struck in the chest, and a stray bullet hit the leg of the worker, in his mid-30s, who was standing outside the clothing store, Burke said.

"He just happened to be standing out there and this broke loose," Burke said.

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This was at least the second shooting in three months at the mall. In September, a man sitting in his car in the mall's parking lot was shot to death by a suspect who fired four shots and then fled with another man in a car.

[Drew68]

There was a time in this country when gunfire at a suburban mall during the busiest shopping day of the year would've been headline news on every station.

These days, it's just par for the course in many communities.

[goldstategop]

Just kids competing for the Darwin Award.

[Graneros]

Is it those damn Amish again?

[Carl LaFong]

Ehhhh,it’s them galdern “teenagers” again with their hula hoops and their souped up hot rods and their tight dungarees and their ducktail haircuts.
Ehhhh!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Look for the nanny-state DemocRATS to "ban" Black Friday next year. They've got to do it for us because we don't know any better and can't control ourselves. This Shoppers Gone Wild thing is out of control. LOL!

sarc/

[Bon mots]

FWIW - Democrats have run Detroit since the 1960’s without a single Republican since.

What was once the richest city and home to America’s richest industry is now a sewer - its population is less than half of what it once was and the average home price is now $6-7,000.00

This is what Obama will do to the nation if he is allowed to.

[umgud]

Yutes?, shooting?, Detroit? Rival groups (gangs)?

[Zeddicus]

Unpossible. Aren’t malls Gun Free Zones?

[Bertha Fanation]

Bet the Eastland Mall, Detroit, is like Romper Room School compared to some of the malls in South Central, Los Angeles!

[Drew68]

Bet the Eastland Mall, Detroit, is like Romper Room School compared to some of the malls in South Central, Los Angeles!

Are there any malls left in South Central? Probably none left in metro Detroit either. This happened in the 'burbs.

[Brilliant]

I just wish someone would go ahead and turn off the light bulb.

[goldstategop]

Its the burbs’. No one goes into Detroit after dark.

[SpaceBar]

rival groups gangs...

[I see my hands]

Obama voting shop owners. Feel no pity.

[Drew68]

Its the burbs’. No one goes into Detroit after dark.

Looks like you don't need to venture downtown to experience the joys of Detroit these days.

[PLMerite]

“Rival groups (gangs)?”

Deep down I think they want you to believe it’s the Knights of Columbus vs The Elks or something.

The Benevolent Protective Order of Crips, maybe.

The Nine Mile Rotary Club.

The Salvation MotherF*cking Army.

I could go on...

[Red in Blue PA]

The 18-year-old victim, a member of the rival group

Is "group" the new term for "gang"?

[MARTIAL MONK]

‘Tis the season

[MichaelP]

Eastland is the worst mall in the Detroit area. Few non-detroiters go there...

Mike

[traditional1]

Rogue Amish, again?