Investigation Continues in Shooting by Off-Duty Officer Outside Kevin Hart Performance

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Authorities are still trying to untangle what happened before an off-duty Detroit police officer allegedly shot two people early Sunday morning during an altercation in the parking lot of The Palace of Auburn Hills, where comedian Kevin Hill was performing a double-header.

In a statement, Auburn Hills Police Lt. Jill McDonnell said the officer was changing a flat tire in a parking space shortly before the altercation began just after midnight, The Detroit News reports.

A car pulled up to the area where the officer, who hasn’t been identified, was working on the car. The other motorist wanted to park in the space, according to the statement.

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“There was a verbal dispute then a physical altercation when two of the occupants of the second vehicle exited their vehicle,” the statement read, according to MLive.com. “The off-duty officer fired on and struck two people, a 32-year-old Detroit man and a 31-year-old Harper Woods woman.”

“The officer was attacked in the parking lot and responded by using his off-duty weapon,” the Detroit Police Department said in a statement.

According to the statement, all three were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries at McLaren Oakwood Hospital. Detroit police said the off-duty officer, 26, was “attacked” and sustained a “substantial” injury, MLive.com reports.

The investigation is ongoing, and authorities expect to file a report for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office’s review by week’s end. The Detroit Police Department is conducting its own investigation.