Gunshots fired at home of Pistons' Murray (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/UPDATE/704180471/1127/SPORTS0102)

Fred Girard / The Detroit News

Detroit Pistons guard Flip Murray escaped injury early Monday when two masked men approached his Troy home and fired three gunshots into the front door.

According to a report Murray filed with Troy police, he was returning from a Detroit club shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, with a woman following him in her own car. Murray entered his home and went to use the rest room, leaving the front door unlocked behind him for the woman to enter.

Murray heard the woman scream, Troy police Lt. Gerry Scherlinck said, and rushed to the front door, where he saw two men with ski masks pulled down over their faces. Murray was able to see only part of one man's face, and described him to police as a light-skinned African-American.

The woman ran into the house and hid, the police report says, and Murray slammed the door on the gunmen. Three shots then were fired, two striking the door and one passing through a window next to it.

No one was injured, Scherlinck said.

Murray told police he noticed a tan or light-colored sedan traveling slowly on Rochester Road, then parking in the lot of a business near the entrance to his subdivision. Tracking dogs led police from Murray's front yard to that location.

The incident is still under investigation, Scherlinck said.

A Pistons representative said the team was aware of the incident but would have no further comment.

You can reach Fred Girard at (313) 222-2165 or fgirard@detnews.com.

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it wasn't me. [smilie=peepwall.gi:

seriously glad that no one was hurt. unfortunate idiocy.

Wow. BTW, I just looked up his house in our system. It's actually a condo unit not too far from my house.

I'm sure they knew it was Flip Murray. I doubt it was random.

I agree. Stupid jerks.

I'm sure they knew it was Flip Murray. I doubt it was random.

They've obviously watched him play this year.

I knew someone would go there. But he's playing better now...lol.

Dude where does he live? I live in Troy too.

On Rochester Rd, near Wattles. It mentions Rochester Rd in the article.

On Rochester Rd, near Wattles. It mentions Rochester Rd in the article.


Flip Murray lives at Rochester and Wattles?

*I* live at Rochester and Wattles.

My mother-in-law works for the police department, I'll see if she can't get any info on this. What the hell.. 2nd shooting in Troy in the past .. what, week?

Safe city my ass.

Rochester and Wattles?

That's the corner w/ the Wendy's, Comerica Bank, and Mr. B's Sports bar, right?

no Mr. B's but blockbuster

It's supposedly on the 1000 block of Lorenzo.

no Mr. B's but blockbuster
the Mr. B's is right across the street, if i'm not mistaken.

Edit: LINK to Mr. B's (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Mr.+B%27s&near=Troy,+MI&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=42.654414,-83.112946&spn=0.178769,0.251656&om=1)

you guys want to know what else is crazy is that I just got back from that wendys on the corner or wattles and rochester. I have a business law class tonight with the district judge of troy so I will get some info for sure.

dude you're right I usually don't go to that Mr. B's.
But his house is right next to blockbuster.

Yeah, I know that area quite well.

So the real question is which one of you did it?
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/rebent/files/Clue-MovieShot28.jpg

It's supposedly on the 1000 block of Lorenzo.

I could tell you what unit # he is and how much he paid in taxes...but I won't. Don't worry, It's all public information, but you'd have to know how to search for it.

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A month earlier, and I totally would have gotten that.