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Police identify Saginaw man killed in West Side Family Dollar
SAGINAW, MI — Police have identified Saginaw’s latest victim of gun violence, killed in a dollar store. Omar R. Morrow, 44, was the man shot to death within the Family Dollar at 1908 S. Michigan Ave. about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 28. Morrow had entered the store...
Video played in court showed Saginaw man gunned down inside Old Town bar on New Year’s Day
SAGINAW, MI — On New Year’s Day, several men were hanging out in an Old Town Saginaw bar they had rented. The mood initially appeared jovial but soon soured when one of the men drew a handgun and fatally shot another. As the wounded man, James C. Rodriguez,...
Video shows Saginaw County Jail officer stun coworker with Taser
SAGINAW, MI — As a Saginaw County Jail corrections officer sat at his desk, a colleague came up behind him and stunned him with a Taser. The jolt caused the seated officer to flail backward and tumble from his chair. In the long run, the incident caused the officer...
Fire ravages East Side Saginaw vacant house, several parked vehicles
SAGINAW, MI — An early morning fire on Saginaw’s East Side has left a house ready for demolition. About 4:30 a.m. on Friday, June 28, firefighters responded to a reported blaze at 2127 Glenwood Ave. The house was engulfed when crews arrived, with flames coming out of every window, said Saginaw Fire Department Battalion Chief Ray Tanner.
Two Victims In Separate Genesee County Shootings Identified
Police in Flint and Mount Morris Township invetigating separate shootings say they may be related. On Tuesday, 17-year-old Kamari Lindsey was shot and killed in a shootout at a home on Hilton Lane in Beecher, while another 17-year-old boy was critically injured. Police say he is expected to survive. One 18-year-old man was arrested in that incident, though police are still looking for persons of interest.
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