Two large fights reported Sunday on the same block in Ypsilanti

By Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Mon, May 14, 2012 : 1:43 p.m.

Two large fights early Sunday on the same block in Ypsilanti caused at least one person to suffer head injuries, according to police.

Ypsilanti police officers were sent at 1:52 a.m. and 2:37 a.m. Sunday to the 500 block of West Cross Street for reports of large fights.

In the first incident, police went to the area and found a person had been attacked by a group of four to eight people. The group fled the area after pedestrians intervened in the struggle and the suspects were gone by the time police arrived, officers stated.

One person suffered head injuries in the second incident after a group of five to 12 people chased another group, police reported. Further details on the person’s injuries was not immediately available Monday.

Information on whether the fights were related was not immediately available from Ypsilanti police Monday afternoon.

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