1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting at Wisner Stadium in Pontiac, sheriff says

A man was injured, and another person is in custody after a shooting at a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, on Sunday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

A fight among adults at Wisner Stadium on the 400 block of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue led to one of them being shot, Pontiac Mayor Mike McGuinness said in a statement on Facebook on Sunday afternoon. 

Oakland County sheriff's deputies responded to the stadium around 1:02 p.m. Sunday. When deputies arrived, they found a 19-year-old Pontiac man suffering from a gunshot wound to the buttock. A 27-year-old Pontiac woman was also struck in the head with a handgun, authorities said. 

Witnesses identified the suspected shooter, who was seen walking away from the scene. Deputies arrested a 37-year-old Auburn Hills man, who, according to investigators, possessed a valid concealed pistol license, and recovered a 9mm handgun that was registered in his name. 

The 19-year-old shooting victim was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury and released Sunday night. 

"Taking a personal conflict and escalating it to shooting them is never acceptable," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. "Even worse, doing it at an unrelated youth event. I look forward to the suspect being held fully accountable."

The board of directors for the nonprofit Pontiac Panthers Youth Football and Cheer said in a written statement that the incident ended their "scheduled game-day activities" at the stadium and that it was unrelated to the event.  

The Panthers were scheduled to play the Orchard Lake Cardinals at the site on Sunday. According to the nonprofit, no players or families from either organization were involved or injured.

"The young athletes and their families didn't do anything to deserve this new traumatic memory and to miss out on their athletic opportunities," McGuinness said.

An investigation is ongoing.