A dispute over cutting in line led to a shooting that claimed a man's life outside a popular haunted house in southeastern Michigan and sparked a manhunt.
Investigators were looking for a suspect Monday after the early Sunday shooting at Erebus Haunted House in Pontiac.
The victim, described as a 29-year-old man from Detroit, had been waiting with his girlfriend in line to enter the Halloween-themed attraction on South Perry Street shortly after 12.30am when another person standing in line ahead of them would not move.
Officials in Michigan are looking for this man in an orange hoodie (left and right) who is suspected of shooting and killing a 29-year-old man outside a haunted house in Pontiac
The fatal shooting took place following an argument over cutting in line at Erebus Haunted House early Sunday
'The victim and the suspect exchanged words as the suspect thought the victim had cut in line ahead of him,' the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
Both men went to their respective vehicles parked nearby and gunshots rang out.
The victim collapsed to the concrete sidewalk suffering from wounds in the side, neck and chest, the sheriff's office said, and a witness reported that a blue sedan fled the scene at a high rate of speed.
EMS workers rushed the injured Detroit resident to McLaren Oakland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The victim and the suspect exchanged words because the suspect (pictured second right) thought the victim had cut in line ahead of him, according to sheriff's deputies
The suspected shooter was last seen fleeing in this blue sedan at a high rate of speed
Erebus Haunted House has been operating in Pontiac on a seasonal basis since 2000
'There’s no resolution in that,' Erebus co-owner Ed Terebus told Fox 2 Detroit of the fatal shooting. 'It’s not worth it. If someone cuts in front of you in line, let us know and we’ll handle it and call the police.'
Law enforcement officials are now searching for the accused gunman who has been described as a thin black man standing at 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
Anyone with information on the suspect's whereabouts is being as to call Crime Stoppers at (800) SPEAK-UP.
Erebus Haunted House has been operating in Pontiac on a seasonal basis since 2000. In 2019, USA Today ranked the bone-chilling attraction No. 1 on its 10 Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards list.
The haunted house opened its doors to visitors on Friday, offering touch-free scares amid the coronavirus pandemic.