VBT drive-by shooting July 5 injures 1 on Greenwood in VBT

At about 1:30 a.m. on July 5, Van Buren Township Police responded to a report of a shooting on Greenwood Court in the subdivision at the corner of Belleville and Van Born roads.
The male victim, a 44-year-old Ypsilanti resident, was at a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said Van Buren Township Deputy Police Chief Jason Monte.
The residence was hosting a Fourth of July party, and both the victim and suspect were in attendance. There was some sort of disagreement at the party, which resulted in the shooting, Deputy Chief Monte said.
On Monday, July 8, Monte said police were still actively working the case. He said this was an isolated incident, as police know both the suspect and victim were familiar with each other.
Neighbors reported a man was taken to a hospital by friends after the shooting on Friday. They said a group of neighbors from one house were shooting off fireworks in the street until around 11 p.m. on Thursday’s Fourth of July holiday.
Later several shots were heard in a row, followed by screaming. Neighbors assumed the shots were more fireworks until someone called out a man should be taken to the hospital and they left in a vehicle.
Others, who were at the original fireworks, scattered on foot and in vehicles, neighbors said.
Someone called Van Buren Township Police who arrived and stayed around investigating until after 9 a.m., neighbors said. Some individuals were seen in the backs of police cars.
On July 8, Monte said police were still in the process of tracking down witnesses and awaiting the forensic results from search warrants.