Man Found Not Guilty In Shooting Outside Wayne County Karaoke Bar

GARDEN CITY, MI — A Livonia man was found not guilty in a Garden City shooting that left two people injured on New Year's Day, according to reports.

Brian Jaron Lindsay, 30, was charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, two counts of felonious assault and six counts of felony firearm.

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A jury found Lindsay not guilty of all charges on Wednesday, WDIV reports.

The shooting happened on New Year's Day at 4:15 a.m. outside the Rockstarz Karaoke Bar in Garden City, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said Lindsay shot a 55-year-old father in the head and his 22-year-old son in the chest during a fight.

They were both treated at a nearby hospital for critical injuries, according to prosecutors.

Lindsay fled the scene, but turned himself in to police later that day, according to prosecutors.

Lindsay's lawyers argued the shooting was self-defense. They showed jurors a video of Lindsay being dragged out of his Jeep by the two men before the shooting, WWJ News reported.

To claim self-defense in a shooting, a CPL holder must "honestly and reasonably" believe that deadly force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to yourself or to another person, according to Michigan law.

Prosecutors said Lindsay is a CPL holder.

Rockstarz Karaoke Bar closed in April. The owner blamed rumors and other "online noise" that quickly spread about the bar after the shooting.