What we know about the deadly Michigan State Fair parking lot shooting

Published: Aug 31, 2024 Duration: 00:03:21 Category: News & Politics

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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. 830 HERE ON YOUR SUNDAY. THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES FROM NOVI, WHERE TWO TEENS WERE SHOT, A 14 YEAR OLD IS DEAD. ANOTHER ONE IS IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS MORNING. >> AND THIS HAPPENED AT THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR OVER IN NOVI. THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING IS STILL ON THE LOOSE. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT PERSON. WE WANT TO GET OVER TO SHANTE PASSMORE. SHANTE, I KNOW THAT POLICE. YOU WERE MENTIONING MIGHT BE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE ANY MOMENT NOW. >> YES, IT SHOULD BE SOMETIME, HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE TIMELINE. BUT FIRST, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS THIS MORNING. FIRST, LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT. THE SHOOTING SURVIVOR IS LISTED IN FAIR AND STABLE CONDITION. NEXT, IT APPEARS THE FAIR IS SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS, WHICH IS 10 A.M. WE'VE SEEN PLENTY OF STAFF, INCLUDING SECURITY, ARRIVE HERE TO THE ENTRANCE WHERE I'M STANDING NEXT TO. AND THIRD, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS NEXT SCENE. THIS WAS PROBABLY SHOT WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR SO. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE NOVI OFFICERS THERE WALKING AROUND THE FAIR ENTRANCE NEARBY WHERE I'M STANDING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE CANVASING THE AREA LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE. WE'RE LEARNING THE SHOOTING HAPPENED BETWEEN BELL FORKLIFT AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A PARKING LOT, AND THE CALL CAME IN JUST BEFORE TEN LAST NIGHT. NEW THIS MORNING. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE TWO VICTIMS TOOK AN UBER FROM DETROIT TO FARMINGTON HILLS, AND THEN ANOTHER UBER FROM THERE TO THE FAIR WITH SOME FRIENDS. APPARENTLY, THIS MAY HAVE STEMMED FROM AN ARGUMENT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WHICH HAPPENED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT CARRIED OVER TO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL HERE AT THE FAIR PARKING LOT. NOW, WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND 214 YEAR OLD VICTIMS AGAIN. ONE TEEN DIED WHILE THE OTHER SUFFERED A SHOT IN THE RIGHT LEG. AND NEXT. LISTEN TO HOW ONE WITNESS DESCRIBES THE MOMENT AS EVERYONE RUSHED TO LEAVE THE FAIR. >> IT SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THEY STARTED ANNOUNCING THE FAIR'S OVER. THE EVERYBODY STARTED PACKING UP THEIR BOOTHS AND WE JUST WE WERE LIKE THE LAST ONES OUT OF THERE BECAUSE WE HAD TO PUT THE WHEELCHAIR ON THE THING. IT WAS JUST SCARY TILL THE END. >> JUST INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING FOR SO MANY FAMILIES. LAST NIGH. AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY HAPPENING BEHIND ME. THE POLICE DID TELL US LAST NIGHT THAT IF THE FAIR DOES OPEN, IT WILL BOOST ITS PRESENCE HERE. LIVE IN NOVI. THIS MORNING. SHAWNTE PASSMORE, LOCAL 4. >> SHANTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE IS THAT THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH CONFUSION AS TO EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BECAUSE THOSE 911 CALLS ORIGINALLY CAME IN AS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. AND THEN WE SEE THE VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF PEOPLE, SOME RUNNING OUT OF THE BUILDING, SOME RUNNING IN THE BUILDING. >> WE HEARD FAMILY MEMBERS GETTING SEPARATED. >> YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY CONFUSED AND PROBABLY TERRIFIED. LAST NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. >> ALSO, THE FACT THAT THE TEENS TOOK UBERS TO GET FROM DETROIT TO FARMINGTON TO NOVI, SOMEBODY HAD A WEAPON. SO DID THEY GET INTO THAT UBER WITH A WEAPON? WE'RE STILL TRYING THAT. >> WE'RE STILL SORTING OUT IF THE SUSPECT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE UBER AS WELL, OR IF THOSE WERE JUST THE VICTIMS THAT WERE IN THE UBER. >> BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE WAS SOME ONGOING CONFLICT WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. >> YES, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE IF THEY WERE ALL IN THE UBER TOGETHER OR SOMEBODY ELSE. AGAIN, A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT

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