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DETROIT (AP) — A second person died in a shooting at a popular tailgating site after a Detroit Lions game, police said Monday.

A fight broke out at Eastern Market, an outdoor gathering place, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief James White said. Tampa Bay had just beaten the Lions 20-16 at nearby Ford Field.

“I don’t know all the details, but it’s always a tragedy when someone loses their life,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday.

The fight escalated when one person pulled out a gun and fired at least two shots. Police officers in the area responded to the shooting, arrested the suspected shooter and recovered two handguns, White said.

“Tailgating, drinking and guns – they don’t mix,” White told reporters on Sunday.

The victims were described as men from Detroit, one in his 40s and the other in his 20s. A suspect from Oak Park was arrested.

White said the confrontation began with a major brawl but ended after a few minutes.

“They gathered a few feet from where the first fight had started,” the police chief said. “The two fighters raised their hands as if they were going to fight each other. … One of the fighters, an Oak Park man, pulled out a gun and fired at least twice.”