Violence Breaks Out at Detroit Lions Tailgate, Leaving One Dead

A tailgate party after yesterday's Detroit Lions game turned into a tragedy after a shooting killed one fan and injured another.

It all happened in Eastern Market, a neighborhood adjacent to the Lions' home of Ford Field that is popular for its tailgate parties and food vendors. According to The Associated Press , a fight broke out at a tailgate around 4:30 p.m. and quickly escalated into a violent altercation. Gunshots soon rang out, leaving one person dead and another wounded.

"This is ridiculous. It's absolutely ridiculous," police chief James White said after the shooting, per WXYZ . According to authorities, officers were nearby at the time of the shooting because of the large gatherings taking place there. They heard the gunshots as soon as they broke out.

"Tailgating, drinking, guns , they don't mix," White said. "It's a beautiful day. It shouldn't have led to this."

The suspect is reportedly a man in his 30s from Oak Park, a suburb of Detroit , who is a legal gun owner with a concealed pistol license. The person killed was a Detroit man in his 40s and the injured person was another Detroit man in his 20s. Police are investigating whether the people involved knew each other or were strangers who crossed paths.

Witness Ja'vion Oliver described a chaotic scene that left everyone in the vicinity of the tailgate terrified.

"Everything just went left after a gunshot went off," Oliver told WXYZ. "It was crazy. You see unoccupied kids running around... It was crazy."

Charges in the suspect's case are now pending.