In "What's really going on" news, according to a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department, rapper Proof fired the first bullet in a Detroit nightclub shootout that ended his life.

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Let the police tell it, the bullet hit Keith Bender, 35, in the head, critically injuring him early Tuesday at the C.C.C., a bar in a strip of businesses along Eight Mile, the road made famous in Eminem's movie of the same name.

Proof, whose real name is Deshaun Holton, was taken to a nearby outpatient treatment center by a private car, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are currently trying to figure out who shot Proof.

Here's Detroit police spokesman Sgt. Omar Feliciano in a statement about what allegedly happened: My office was told by homicide detectives that Proof fired the first shot at Bender. No further information has been released.

Here's several of Bender's relatives to The Detroit News on what they were told allegedly happened: Proof shot Bender, and was then shot by someone else. Some words were exchanged. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. We're still putting the pieces together.

According to MTV, Bender, relatives said, is a retired Army staff sergeant and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. Both he and Proof were at the CCC Club with friends, police confirmed. Authorities have not released any information on what may have led to the altercation, but believe two guns were used during the shooting. Bender remains in critical condition at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He also sustained a gunshot to the head.

In a statement released Tuesday, Proof's label, Interscope, said Tuesday that memorial-service arrangements were still being made and asked that people respect the privacy of Proof's family and friends. Proof is survived by his wife and five children.

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