{"id":177937,"date":"2021-06-29T06:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fatal-stabbing-outside-mgm-grand-detroit-casino-violence-continues\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:08:23","slug":"fatal-stabbing-outside-mgm-grand-detroit-casino-violence-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fatal-stabbing-outside-mgm-grand-detroit-casino-violence-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Stabbing Outside MGM Grand Detroit, Casino Violence Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 59-year-old man was fatally stabbed outside of MGM Grand Detroit Casino early Tuesday morning. The deadly incident comes three months after a murder at another Detroit gaming property.<\/p>\n

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A Detroit Police Department cruiser, shown here. Tuesday, police investigated an early morning fatal stabbing outside of MGM Grand Detroit Casino. (Image: WXYZ<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Police did not reveal details on Tuesday\u2019s knifing in a department Facebook post. It is unknown if there is a suspect in the case.<\/p>\n

The stabbing is believed to have taken place after midnight, according to WXYZ<\/em>, a local TV station. The search for evidence and witnesses continued Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Motor City Casino Murder<\/h2>\n

In March, Detroit\u2019s Motor City Casino<\/a> parking garage was the scene of a fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man.<\/p>\n

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Nicholas White<\/a>, 27, was charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm charges in connection with the March shooting, the Detroit News<\/em> reported. If convicted, White faces a sentence of up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The shooting occurred on the second level of the Motor City Casino garage. The identity of the March homicide victim was Kermit McCants, 25, of Clinton Township, Mich.<\/p>\n

It appears McCants got into a dispute with a 25-year-old woman, believed to be his girlfriend. Then, White joined the fracas and tried to intervene on behalf of the woman, Click on Detroit<\/em>, a local online site, reported.<\/p>\n

As the confrontation unfolded, White repeatedly shot McCants while in the garage, police said. White then allegedly sped away in a car. Detroit police later apprehended White in Detroit, MLive<\/em>, a regional online news site, reported.<\/p>\n

The victim was rushed to a local hospital. But soon he was pronounced dead by doctors.<\/p>\n

Crowd Violence Greektown Casino<\/h2>\n

Earlier this month, a heated disagreement between two groups erupted into a violent dispute outside of Detroit\u2019s Greektown Casino<\/a>. It involved dozens of what appeared to be younger individuals.<\/p>\n

Participants were seen pushing cops. Officers tried to apprehend and handcuff multiple suspects.<\/p>\n

By the time it was over, cops were injured and suspects were arrested. Some 13 guns were confiscated during the evening by police.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have reviewed the social media post showing officers attempting to break up a number of fights and effect several arrests,\u201d police said in a statement released this month to Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cAll body camera and fixed camera footage will be reviewed to ascertain all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DPD confirmed that individuals \u201cfrom that group were taken into custody and that members of the DPD were injured during the altercation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A 59-year-old man was fatally stabbed outside of MGM Grand Detroit Casino early Tuesday morning. The deadly incident comes three months after a murder at another Detroit gaming property. Police did not reveal details on Tuesday\u2019s knifing in a department Facebook post. It is unknown if there is a suspect in the case. The stabbing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":177942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFatal Stabbing Outside MGM Grand Detroit, Casino Violence Continues<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A man was fatally stabbed at MGM Grand Detroit Casino Tuesday. 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