One Shot in Downtown Royal Oak Outside Hookah Lounge

ROYAL OAK, MI - Police are investigating after one person was shot and injured in downtown Royal Oak early Sunday morning after an altercation inside Hookah Joe that spilled outside, police said.

Police were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. and are currently searching for a suspect.

The victim, an employee of the hookah lounge, was not involved in the argument and was “struck by a passing round," police said in a news release.

“The initial investigation has determined the suspects fired one round ... then pulled their vehicle in front of Hookah Joe's and fired three to four more rounds into the lounge,” Royal Oak Police Lt. Clemens said in a news release.

No one else was injured.

According to witnesses, two suspects fled in a silver or gray vehicle, likely a Dodge Charger, with chrome rims, tinted windows and a dent on the passenger side door.