Four people were shot and two people were struck by cars after a post-prom gathering at a VFW off Airline Highway in Fruitport Township on May 9, police said. The Fruitport Township Police Department said officers were sent to the scene after reports that a person had been hit by a vehicle in the roadway, then learned while on the way that a shooting had also broken out.
Police said there were multiple shooters. They did not say whether anyone was in custody. All four shooting victims were taken to Trinity Health Hospital in Muskegon, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. One person struck in the roadway was seriously injured. Police said the event was a post-prom party and that the investigation was active as of around 3 p.m. May 10.
The shooting came just after a night of school celebrations in the area, and it drew in students from more than one district. Muskegon Public Schools said some of its students attended the event, along with other students and adults from neighboring areas. In a statement, district spokesman Matthew T. Cortez said the district was cooperating with local law enforcement as they work to gather accurate information regarding the events that led to the incident.
Cortez also said the district’s own prom and prom show off events were not affected. “We also want to clearly communicate that there were no issues or disruptions during (our school's) prom or prom show off events. Both school-sponsored events were safe, well-attended and positive celebrations for the Class of 2026,” he said. That distinction matters because the violence happened after the school-sponsored festivities, not during them.
For some residents, the night turned chaotic in seconds. Lisa Bosworth said she was awoken around 11:30 p.m. by the sound of gunfire. She said she saw teenagers in formal attire running through her yard and trying to reach their vehicles for safety. Her account underscores how quickly a post-prom gathering can shift from celebration to panic.
The Muskegon case also landed in the shadow of another post-prom shooting less than an hour earlier in Pine Township, Indiana, where at least one teen was killed and two others injured. The back-to-back violence put a grim edge on a weekend meant for graduation milestones, even as investigators in Fruitport Township continued to sort out who fired and how many people were involved. Police said the public should expect the inquiry to continue.
For now, the clearest answer is the hardest one: the shooting was tied to a post-prom party, not the prom itself, and police say the case is still open. The next key detail will be whether investigators identify the shooters or make any arrests, a question they have not yet answered.
