Three people were shot and two died on Christmas Day in Southfield, according to a police spokesman.
A 20-year-old Madison Heights man and a 30-year-old Detroit man died from their wounds after being rushed to nearby hospitals. A 23-year-old Southfield woman, shot in the hand and is expected to fully recover, police said. No names are being released at this time.
A 3-year-old child present during the incident was unharmed and is being cared for by family members.
Police were called at 9:36 p.m. Thursday to the Riverstone Apartments on the 25000 block of Shiawassee Road on the report of a shooting.
Detectives believe a domestic assault earlier in the day, which was not reported to police, led to the shootings.
Witnesses told police a man assaulted his girlfriend and left. The woman invited a friend to her apartment, who brought a male friend. When the boyfriend returned, he forced his way into the apartment and retrieved a firearm.
He and the other man exchanged gunfire inside the apartment and were wounded. The visiting woman took her male friend to a nearby hospital before police arrived. The other wounded man and his girlfriend were taken to nearby hospitals by Southfield Fire and Rescue.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Southfield police at (248) 796-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- SPEAK-UP. Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren has a press conference schedule Monday, where he will release details.