SAGINAW, MI — Three men were hospitalized following a shooting inside an Old Town Saginaw sports bar.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, police responded to a reported shooting inside Neutral Zone Sports Bar at 417 S. Michigan Ave. They arrived to find three men suffering from gunshot wounds.

A 24-year-old man was shot in his head, a 45-year-old man was shot in his thigh, and a 39-year-old man sustained a grazing wound to his foot, according to Michigan State Police Special 1st Lt. David Kaiser.

All three men were treated at a local hospital. Police arrested the 39-year-old man on a parole detainer and lodged him in the Saginaw County Jail.

The other two shooting victims are in stable condition, Kaiser said.

The three wounded men are the only ones involved in the shooting, Kaiser said. They had been engaged in a verbal altercation that escalated into a fight, with one of the three drawing a gun, he added.

Police did not recover a gun from the scene. It is unknown at this time which of the three is the shooter, Kaiser added.

The Major Crimes Unit, comprising Michigan State Police and Saginaw Police Department detectives, is continuing to investigate the incident.

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