Southfield Police have wrapped up their investigation into a double shooting that left one woman dead and another hospitalized.

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Investigators say a Bloom Lounge security guard taken into custody shortly after the shooting will not face any criminal charges.

The investigation revealed the incident began with a physical fight between a couple, according to police.

"During the altercation, the decedent's sister and her sister's husband were engaged in a physical dispute during which time the sister sustained a head injury," Barren said.

The situation escalated when Fields became involved in a physical altercation with her brother-in-law, which then shifted to a fight between Fields and her brother-in-law's sister, police said.

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Bloom Lounge security responded to the disturbance and began assisting the woman with the head injury when Fields pulled out a weapon on the security guard, according to investigators.

"The security guard drew his firearm and instructed her to back away. He then determined the object was a wrench and attempted to re-holster his weapon," Barren said.

Fields dropped the wrench but continued toward the security guard and removed a handgun from a cloth holster inside her waistband, police said.

Witnesses reported Fields was just one to two feet away when she raised her gun, according to investigators. The security guard then fired, striking her six times.

"The second woman who was injured earlier during the physical altercation was inadvertently struck in the leg by gunfire due to her close proximity to the incident," Barren said.

Both firearms were legally registered to their respective owners, police confirmed.

Community concerns about Bloom Lounge

Nearby residents have expressed concerns about Bloom Lounge becoming a problem in the area.

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"The club has become very disruptive," one resident said.

"It's a disturbance over there. I'd hate to run them out, but if they have to go, they have to go. We need our peace and quiet," another resident said.

Barren said next steps include talking to residents and the lounge owners "to address some of the concerns associated with this incident and then just the nature of bars and restaurants as a whole, with types of patrons that they draw."

"Our thoughts are with the families, loved ones, and community members affected by this incident," Barren said.

"While the criminal investigation has concluded, this remains a tragic incident that resulted in the loss of life and injury to another individual," he added.

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Sam Marino, owner of Marino's Landscaping in Washington Township, said his salt bin is nearly empty when it should be full this time of year. The 20-year snow removal veteran said this winter has been anything but typical.

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"That bin's been moving very excessively. Normally, it doesn't move as rapid as it has been," Marino said.

Marino said his business typically salts 25 to 30 times per season, but in December alone, they've already completed 18 saltings at one retail shopping center.

The increased winter weather has driven salt prices from $125 per ton to $182 per ton a significant jump that's forcing businesses to make tough decisions.

"Some customers obviously understand that, other people don't, they're not willing to pay for it, and it creates a problem," Marino said.

For a large truck that holds about 18 tons of salt, that price increase translates to more than $1,000 additional cost per truckload. Small businesses like Marino's are now carefully monitoring their salt usage.

"It's impacting everybody, not just us," Marino said.

The high demand and rising costs are also affecting suppliers. Randy Gauthier with Metropolitan Materials said a shortage is very possible because most salt at the local mine is already allocated.

"Your government, your cities, they're going to get first dibs. They have a large amount of salt down at the mine right now that's paid for that they get first," Gauthier said.

To keep customers supplied, Gauthier said he's had to source salt from Ohio at triple the cost.

"Out of Ohio and we paid triple the cost to bring it into our yard to make sure that our customers stay taken care of," Gauthier said.

Gauthier warned the situation could worsen and advised customers to use salt wisely.

"People are going to have to understand that they need to light salt, not oversalt, right now. If they can plow and scrape, they might want to do that more to try to keep the shortage from going even worse because what happens is when people oversalt, it really affects the whole salt game," Gauthier said.

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