BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – Birmingham police say they’ve detained several people after a late night party led to shots fired at a short-term rental on East Lincoln Street. Local 4 spoke to neighbors whose doorbell cameras caught the aftermath.
Just after 6 a.m. this morning, police say they began receiving several calls about shots fired at a home in the 1400 block of East Lincoln Street.
“I woke up to a bunch of shots, probably about 21, sounded fully automatic, the other was semi-automatic,” Carl Banerian, who lives across the street, said. “There were people running out of there, lights started coming on from other neighbors and people started gathering outside once the police got there.”
The owners of the home tell Local 4 it has been a short-term rental home since fall 2025 and was rented out for the last two days. Neighbors say there have been several parties at the home that have led to minor issues, but nothing like what occurred early Saturday morning.
“We had seen there was one car, a police car, posted up here, and by the time we went upstairs we saw three more cars with their lights on,” neighbor Phoebe Essak said.
She shared Ring video of the police response with Local 4.
Police say a party was advertised on social media for Friday night into Saturday morning at the home.
Neighbors say a fight broke out and people started firing their guns. Banerian’s Ring camera actually caught people fleeing in every direction from the front yard here.
“Can you describe what it caught?” Local 4 asked Banerian.
“It was some yelling about where somebody is and then there was some scrambling going around the house,” he said. “I was surprised because people were on foot. They weren’t pulling out their cars, so we had five cars towed.”
Officers say they used similar camera footage to detain one person who had a handgun.
They also say they’ve detained several others for questioning and there are no gunshot victims as of now.
The house is no longer listed on AirBnB as it was Saturday morning, but it is still listed on VRBO.
Police are still investigating. Anyone with information should reach out to the Birmingham Police Department.