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'This is tragic': Pregnant woman, 2 others shot at Detroit gas station
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A triple shooting at a Detroit gas station Monday night left four people hurt, including a pregnant woman. Police believe the shooter, a man in his 60s, was in the midst of a mental health crisis when he entered the Sunoco on Gratiot and Van Dyke just before 9 p.m. Police said the man appeared agitated and was complaining about being followed before going to his vehicle and getting a gun.
Detroit-area county to pay $7M to family of man killed while jailed for drunken driving
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area county agreed to a $7 million settlement in the death of a man who was severely beaten by another man while in jail for a misdemeanor. Separately, a federal prosecutor announced Monday that the Wayne County jail has agreed to improve how it serves people with disabilities and mental health needs. “Wayne County has a long and troubled history of providing inadequate services to inmates who have disabilities,” U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said. Thomas Carr, 53, died a year ago after suffering severe head injuries while serving a brief sentence for drunken driving. He was attacked in his cell by a man who was being held on domestic violence charges and had a history of mental health problems.
Police: ‘Drag racing’ led to chase, fatal crash
WARREN — Two Pontiac men face charges in the 37th District Court after an alleged race led to a police chase and a crash that killed a mother of two on June 29. Damaree Terry and James Lamar Hudson, Jr., both 26, were arraigned July 3 and July 2, respectively, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Katrina Michael, of Warren, who was riding in the vehicle Hudson hit while he was allegedly traveling at excessively high speeds in an area with a 40-mph speed limit.
Warren woman dead in murder-attempted suicide, husband in custody
Warren Police said their dispatchers received a call from a man, 71, on Saturday around 2 p.m. The caller told dispatch he had killed his wife, 70, “several hours ago”. Warren Police arrived at their home on Loretta, near Stephens and Ryan.
Oakland County woman, 2 sons killed when SUV rolls into creek, police say
ELBA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – An Oakland County woman and her two sons were killed over the weekend when their SUV crashed and rolled into a creek, police said. The crash happened at 8:43 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024, in the area of Lippincott and Lake Nepessing roads in Elba Township.
Police tell real reason small crowd took off running at Uncle Sam Jam
A group of youths created a brief sense of panic for a crowd of people attending Uncle Sam Jam Saturday after they took off running for no apparent reason. Woodhaven Detective Lt. David Toler said when the youths started running some others panicked and they began running, too. Before long...
Police from 2 counties block intersections to rush suicidal man to the hospital
Police from three communities in Macomb and Oakland counties worked together Saturday evening to hold up traffic at key intersections as Warren first responders rushed a man who had tried to commit suicide to a hospital. In a news release, Warren police said the 56-year-old man, who had a “significant”...
Macomb County man gets second murder charge after brother dies
A Macomb County man accused of shooting his mother and brother had his charges changed after his brother died from his injuries. The shooting happened at 4:34 p.m. July 5, 2024, at a home on Harper Avenue, just south of King Drive in Clinton Township. Officials said Corey Deyshaun Cook,...
Teen charged with fatal shooting through apartment door headed to trial
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Jamyre Cameron Thompson was bound over for a trial to face a charge of open murder in a recent killing of a man shot through the front door of a Kalamazoo apartment. Thompson, 19, is charged with open murder and other counts in the April 9 killing...
Detroit mom finds son's stolen Kia on social media
DETROIT (FOX 2) - It didn't take one Detroit mom long to find her son's stolen car. In fact, all Nicole Massey needed were a few keen internet searches and eventually she found not just the suspect thieves - but the stolen car. "I have a media background so I...
90 invasive African snails found in luggage at Detroit airport
DETROIT – Border agents found a slimy surprise inside some luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations said it intercepted 90 Giant African Land Snails during a check on June 30. The cache of invasive, live snails was discovered in...
Jury to resume deliberations Monday in Samantha Woll murder trial
DETROIT – The jury will resume deliberations Monday in the trial for Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who is charged with murdering Samantha Woll. Jackson-Bolanos, 29, is facing the possibility of life in prison if he’s found guilty of first-degree murder. What happened. Woll, 40, was a well-known leader in Detroit’s...
Detroit Police release update on investigation and victims of shooting at east side block party that left two dead, 19 injured
Detroit Police say they have no one in custody in connection to last weekend’s mass shooting, at a weekend block party on the city’s east side, that left two dead and 19 hospitalized.
Michigan law enforcement veteran discusses response to assassination attempt on Trump
(CBS DETROIT) - Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday night, CBS News Detroit spoke with a 25-year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office who worked on a security detail for Trump. Terence Mekoski is a law enforcement veteran and a former Michigan state representative. He's served on security teams for some of the biggest names in politics to come through Oakland County and Metro Detroit. "The lengths that the Secret Service and all the law enforcement go through to protect the president and all of the dignitaries is second to none," said Mekoski. "I had the...
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