The money drop was apparently the last wish of the owner of a nearby car wash. Knife said the man recently died due to Alzheimer’s Disease and his funeral was Friday.
Despite the mad dash for free cash, the incident remained peaceful, if hectic, Knife said.
“There was no fighting, none of that,” she said. “It was really beautiful.”
…Witnesses said a helicopter hovering in the area of Gratiot Avenue and Conner Street dropped thousands of dollars in cash onto the pedestrians below, bringing a sudden and surreal burst of joy to a hot Friday afternoon in east Detroit.
Lisa Knife, an employee at the nearby Airport Express Lube & Service, 10490 Gratiot, estimated that thousands of dollars were tossed from the chopper.
Here is the full story, via Edward Craig.
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