Suspect at Large in Detroit’s Greektown Casino Shooting

As of Sept. 3, 2024, police are searching for a suspect who’s believed to be linked to a shooting outside the Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan.

Details of the Incident

According to police, the incident occurred at 2:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Near Saint Antoine and Monroe, right near the hotel. 

As mentioned, the victim is 40 years old, and the incident took place during a verbal altercation. 

The victim was brought to the hospital and eventually released. 

The police have a photo of the suspect, who was seen wearing a black, white, and green varsity jacket, a white T-shirt, black pants, and black and white sneakers. 

The police are asking for anyone with information to contact Detroit Police Department’s 3rd Precinct at (313) 596-1340 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.

Another Shooting Happened Here in 2017

In December 2017, another shooting happened at Greektown Casino in Detroit, but this one ended with the person dying. It happened inside an elevator in the casino. This most recent incident started with an argument but turned physical. The person responsible was a 28-year-old man. It happened at 4:07 a.m. on the ninth floor. 

Other Casino Crime News

Here are some updates on other casino crimes that have recently happened: 

• A person was robbed at Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino in Joliet, Illinois. The suspects, including 34-year-old Domonoique Jamar Lee Loggins of Joliet, took the victim’s iPhone, backpack, and about $1500 in cash. Loggins was apprehended on charges of aggravated robbery, theft, and battery. He was booked on Aug. 25 and was still there as of Sunday, Sept. 1. 
• A man, Jimaurice Pierce, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire after a 2022 incident at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’lberville, Mississippi. The shooting led to the death of Nicholaus Craig of California. In all, two died, and six others were injured.