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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.
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...
90 giant African land snails intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport
DETROIT, Mich. — Customs agents say they seized 90 live snails from luggage at Detroit Metro Airport last month. The giant African land snails were discovered after a traveler arriving from Ghana on June 30 was recommended for a secondary examination for declaring that their luggage contained fresh food items.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Detroit-area county to pay $7 million to family of man killed while jailed for drunken driving
DETROIT -- 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.
Hazel Park house fire leaves two dead
HAZEL PARK — Two women died from smoke inhalation in what officials say is Hazel Park’s first fatal fire in more than 10 years. Authorities received word of the fire around 5 a.m. Friday, July 12. A concerned citizen who was driving down Eight Mile Road noticed heavy smoke rising from the area of East Muir Avenue near Dequindre Road. The driver turned around, located the source and called 911 with the address of the home: 1561 E. Muir Ave.
Detroit Police Seeks Public's Help in Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Darnita Turner
The Detroit Police Department is calling for the community's assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old girl, Darnita Turner, who reportedly left her home without permission and has not been seen since. She was last spotted on July 2, in the area of the 9600 block of Lauder Street, wearing a black shirt, and black shorts, according to ClickOnDetroit.
Michigan Attorney General charges Detroit woman with Medicaid fraud
Deseraye Dejarnette, 29, of Detroit, was arraigned last week in the 54B District Court in Ingham County before Judge Lisa Babcock on one count of Medicaid Fraud – False Claim, a felony punishable by up to four years and/or $50,000 fine, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Dejarnette...
Council president probing Detroit police over unanswered 911 calls before block party shooting
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Council president Mary Sheffield has questions for Detroit Police Chief James White after residents reported their 911 calls went unanswered during the Fourth of July block party mass shooting two weekends ago. The incident killed two people and injured 19 others on July 7. Since then,...
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...
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...
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.
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