A shooting at a VFW hall in Michigan left four people hospitalized with gunshot wounds and two others hospitalized after being struck by a car.
NORTON SHORES, Mich. — Multiple injuries overnight Shooting at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Michigan.
The event was an after-party held at a rented hall in Norton Shores, just south of Muskegon, Michigan.
Fruitport Township Police Department tells Wenzhou Zhongming They were called to the area around 11:50 Saturday night saying someone had been hit by a car. When they arrived at the lobby, they were told a shooting had also occurred in the parking lot.
Preliminary investigation indicates multiple shots were fired. Four people were shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said two other people were struck by vehicles on the road during the shooting. One of them was seriously injured. The age of the victim is unknown.
Neighbor Lisa Wisniewski-Bosworth, who lives near the hall, told WZZM she heard 30 to 40 gunshots, followed by screams. She said she saw young people running from the crowded parking lot toward their vehicles.
She said more than 20 police and emergency vehicles from multiple agencies arrived at the scene within minutes of the shooting, and nearby residents were told to stay indoors.
VFW Post 3734 Quartermaster George Kotkowicz said there were no VFW members at the post at the time of the shooting.
VFW members were not allowed on the scene until around 9 a.m. Sunday after a Michigan State Police forensics team cleared the building.
Law enforcement officials have not confirmed whether they have any suspect information or whether anyone is in custody. No other information was immediately available.
