DETROIT – A 29-year-old man from River Rouge has been taken into custody after a police chase in Wayne County.
He’s believed to be responsible for the deaths of three people found inside a burning car on Detroit’s west side.
The car fire was found at about 6 a.m. Sunday, April 6, near the intersection of 30th and Milford streets. Police said they identified the bodies as the suspect’s ex-girlfriend, her mother, and her 9-year-old niece.
Authorities said the ex-girlfriend and her mother were shot, and the 9-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck before they were burned.
Police were able to identify Edward Delorean Redding as a suspect, who was taken into custody Monday, April 7.
Authorities said Redding has a history of crime, being convicted of carjacking and armed robbery when he was 14 years old. He was sentenced to 11 to 22 years in a Michigan prison and was paroled July 9, 2024.
High-speed chase, arrest
According to a criminal complaint, Redding’s vehicle was spotted by Michigan State Police on I-75 in Detroit, where they attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle sped off. Redding allegedly drove erratically and passed a vehicle on the shoulder before taking the Schaefer Highway exit at 50 mph. Police said he ran several red lights on Schaefer Highway before driving south in the northbound lanes of Fort Street for several blocks, entering a U-turn the wrong way and driving north in the southbound lanes.
Redding allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median at Schaefer Highway, where he attempted to run away but was taken into custody.
A revolver was reportedly found inside the vehicle. Police said Redding told them he ran because he’s on parole and didn’t know about the gun before admitting the gun was the reason he fled from police.
He reportedly said the gun wasn’t his and that he planned to give it back to whoever left it in his car and since he pushed the gun under the seat, his DNA and fingerprints would likely be on the gun.
Authorities are pushing for Redding to be charged with felon in possession of a firearm.
