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Three men were killed and four other people were wounded after gunfire erupted at an after-hours nightlife spot in Detroit early on Sunday morning.
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The bloodshed unfolded at around 7:20am on Detroit's west side after police say an altercation inside or around the after-hours gathering suddenly sparked into gunfire.
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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said officers were first alerted by a ShotSpotter notification before a 911 call came in reporting the violence.
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Officers raced to the scene and arrived within four minutes but three men were already dead.
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People at the scene desperately attempted to help the victims before first responders arrived, police say.
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Ansley Harris Jr., 45, was identified as one of the three men who had been killed.
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A relative told WXYZ she had seen her cousin only days before his death and remembered him as someone who was there when people needed him.
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The two others who were shot dead have yet to be identified.
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Four others, two men and two women believed to be in their 20s and 30s, were taken to hospital in private vehicles.
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Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Bettison said.
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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison vowed to track down those responsible after three men were killed and four others were wounded after an altercation at an after-hours spot
Ansley Harris Jr., 45, was identified as one of the three men who had been killed.
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The two others who were shot dead have yet to be identified
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The identities of the three men killed have not yet been released.
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Police said they were approximately 30 years old or older.
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'I want to first start out by giving our sincere condolences to the families,' Bettison said as he appeared alongside Mayor Mary Sheffield and other community leaders following the shooting.
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A neighbor identified only as Alex because he feared retaliation said he was sitting on his porch when he heard the confrontation escalating.
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He recalled hearing women screaming and arguing before the confrontation became increasingly threatening, including someone allegedly shouting: 'I'm gonna kill you.
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Moments later, Alex said, he heard what sounded like around a dozen gunshots fired in rapid succession.
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'It was one after the other real quick,' he told ABC News.
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The neighbor also claimed the property had become a persistent source of problems, describing loud noise, large numbers of cars and people coming and going, as well as fighting.
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He said the situation had become particularly troublesome over the last two days and that residents had called police.
No arrests had been announced but Chief Bettison said detectives already had leads and delivered a blunt warning to those behind the killings.
'To the community: know that we will identify the individuals that are responsible for this heinous incident this morning,' he said.
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'And we will do that in short order.'
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The chief vowed his officers would 'work this around the clock relentlessly to bring the perpetrator or perpetrators to justice.'
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Michigan State Police also responded to the scene as investigators descended on the neighborhood.
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Police descended on Detroit's west side after gunshots rang out at around 7:20am near Eaton Avenue and Prest Street, close to Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue
Officers arrived within four minutes after police first received a ShotSpotter alert and then a 911 call - but three men were already dead at the scene
Investigators swarmed the neighborhood as they began piecing together what sparked the altercation that police say escalated into deadly gunfire
Authorities said there was no continuing threat to the surrounding community.
The shooting immediately raised questions about the after-hours location itself, which police described as operating in a manner similar to a nightclub.
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Bettison revealed that the address was already well known to Detroit police and had repeatedly attracted officers' attention.
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'Since the beginning of this year, we have had seven calls for service to this address,' he said.
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Bettison said police had also been investigating the property, although he did not disclose the nature of that probe.
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The chief stressed that whatever activity may have been taking place there did nothing to diminish the horror of three people being killed.
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'Regardless of what was occurring in this particular location, no one deserves to have their life ended or to be wounded by gun violence,' Bettison said.
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The carnage also prompted Mayor Sheffield to pledge a continued crackdown on illegal after-hours operations across Detroit, whether they are being run from commercial properties or private homes.
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'This is absolutely heartbreaking,' the mayor said.
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'I want to send my condolences and prayers and thoughts to the families, to friends and to this community who have been impacted by this senseless violence in our community.'
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Police sealed off the area as detectives hunted for those responsible for the triple killing
Evidence markers littered a sidewalk near the scene as investigators combed the area for clues following the deadly early-morning shooting
Sheffield said the impact of the shooting would extend far beyond those directly struck by the gunfire.
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'We know that the devastation of gun violence goes far beyond just the incident itself,' she said.
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The mayor said city officials would provide support to residents and the victims' families as they grapple with the aftermath.
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The shooting occurred inside a Community Violence Intervention zone, an area where local leaders and organizations have been working to prevent bloodshed and support residents affected by violence.
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'It's unfortunate that we had families who were awakened by the news of this type of tragedy,' Detroit City Council President James Tate Jr. said.
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'Regardless of the situation that took place, there is absolutely no justification for what we saw.'
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He urged the public to allow detectives to carry out their work.
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