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Large police presence on Pierson Road in Flint confirmed to be a homicide
FLINT, Mich. - UPDATE: Michigan State Police have confirmed this morning's incident was indeed a homicide. Several police departments responded to a shots fired call shortly after 5 a.m. on Friday in the 1300 block of Pierson Rd. When officers arrived, they were flagged down by a individual who said...
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.
Child hit on bicycle and badly injured in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A juvenile boy suffered major injuries when an SUV hit him while he was riding a bicycle on Chevrolet Avenue in Flint on Thursday evening. The Flint Police Department says the boy, who was not identified, was on a black bicycle riding north on Chevrolet Avenue near Woodbridge Street around 9:15 p.m. when a white Ford Edge also traveling north hit him from behind.
Teen who allegedly shot 16-year-old sister bound over for trial
FLINT, MI – The criminal case against a teenager who was accused of shooting his 16-year-old sister in the face in May was bound over to circuit court last week. Jakai Braxton Williams, 18, faces the following nine charges: four charges of assault with intent to murder, four felony firearm charges and one charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
Six years and still waiting: Family holds on to hope in unsolved murder
FLINT, Mich. - The question after six years remains who shot and killed 51-year-old Sidney Pettigrew. He was a husband, father, and grandfather and was gunned down on Flint’s south side. For his family, they wait and wonder when they will have the answers as to who could have...
Intense feelings and thought-provoking questions remain ahead of 3-year-old King Messiah Anthony Davis’ funeral
Featured photo Richert Manor is the 12 story building which King Messiah Anthony Davis fell from the 9th floor of before his tragic death. The funeral for King Messiah Anthony Davis is being held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, with a 10:30 a.m. family hour at No Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 778 E. Holbrook Ave., Flint, MI 48505. At this time, emotions are still high and many questions yet unanswered.
Principal pleads with community as shootings continue in Flint area
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Teammates, teachers and family of Dom Ward, the 15-year-old who was killed in Wednesday's early morning Flint shooting, continue to work through an unimaginable loss. "When something like this happens, it stings, it hurts. We try to push through, help each other, hold each other and...
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