As details emerge about the shooting death of Detroit rapper Proof, according to police, he fired the first bullet in the nightclub shootout that ended his life.
Detectives have found evidence indicating that Proof, born Deshaun Holton, fired first during the fight at Detroit's CCC Club on east Eight Mile Road.
The bullet hit Keith Bender, 35, in the head. Bender, who was taken off life support on Wednesday morning but remained alive, is a former medic for the Army and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He left the military because of heart problems and was at the club to celebrate news that his heart condition had improved, his sister-in-law told The Detroit News.
His cousin, and fellow bouncer at CCC Club, Mario Etheridge 28, is now in custody after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Detroit Police Department. Etheridge allegedly open fired on the rapper, striking him four times in the head and chest.
Detectives have found evidence indicating that Proof, born Deshaun Holton, fired first during the fight at Detroit's CCC Club on east Eight Mile Road.
The bullet hit Keith Bender, 35, in the head. Bender, who was taken off life support on Wednesday morning but remained alive, is a former medic for the Army and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He left the military because of heart problems and was at the club to celebrate news that his heart condition had improved, his sister-in-law told The Detroit News.
His cousin, and fellow bouncer at CCC Club, Mario Etheridge 28, is now in custody after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Detroit Police Department. Etheridge allegedly open fired on the rapper, striking him four times in the head and chest.