Crime & Safety
Royal Oak Nightclub Altercation Ends In Police Chase, Fiery Crash
A 37-year-old woman is in custody after police say she fired a gun during a fight outside a Royal Oak nightclub Wednesday morning and fled.
ROYAL OAK, MI — Royal Oak Police arrested a 37-year-old Detroit woman early Wednesday morning following an altercation outside of a nightclub that ended with a police pursuit and fiery crash.
Police responded to several 911 calls about a fight that broke out in front of Strada, a nightclub on Main Street, where shots were reportedly fired around 2 a.m. May 29. Police investigated and found the woman they determined to be the suspect, ordering her from her car, according the report. The woman reportedly fled police at a high rate of speed and nearly struck an officer, police said.
Authorities said they caught up with the woman after her car lost control, struck a lamp pole and caught fire at Main Street at 10 Mile Road. She then reportedly fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later.
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A passenger in the car was transported to Beaumont hospital for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Royal Oak Police are still investigating the altercation and firing of the handgun. Police said a small caliber revolver was recovered from the suspect’s vehicle after the fire was extinguished.
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No injuries were reported in the altercation.
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