Police say 1 teen dead, another injured in shooting at outside Michigan State Fair

NOVI, Mich. — Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, just outside the Michigan State Fair in a shooting Saturday night that police described as an isolated incident.

Police in the Detroit suburb of Novi, where the fair is held, said shots were fired just before 10 p.m. Saturday. The shooting occurred in the fair’s parking lot and was initially described as an active shooter, prompting multiple law enforcement agencies to respond. Authorities later ruled it an isolated crime.

“There is no danger to the community,” Novi police said in a statement on social media platform X on Saturday evening.

Both victims, 14-year-old teenage boys, had arrived at the fair with friends. Investigators said they believed the shooting stemmed from an argument over the past few days.

The teens were taken to a local hospital, where a 14-year-old was pronounced dead. The other was in stable condition, police said.

Police have not yet identified a suspect.

Novi is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. The state fair ends Monday.