SAGINAW, MI — A dispute over less than a dollar at an Old Town Saginaw bar culminated in gunshots and a patron charged with a life offense.

Around 2 a.m. — closing time — on Friday, Sept. 19, police responded to reports of gunfire outside Steamers Riverfront Pub, 209 N. Hamilton St. Dispatchers advised officers that bar staff had an issue with a male customer over 50 cents. The customer pulled a handgun and pointed it at a male staffer’s head, dispatchers reported.

The gunman pulled the trigger twice, one of the bullets missing the other man by inches, prosecutors allege.

The shooter and a woman fled in a vehicle before police arrived. Steamers staffers provided officers with a description of the assailant. Numerous witnesses also saw the suspect point the gun, prosecutors allege.

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