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Detroit police shoot, kill woman suffering mental health crisis on cityโs west side
Read full article: Detroit police shoot, kill woman suffering mental health crisis on cityโs west sideA Detroit police officer shot and killed a woman who was suffering a mental health crisis on the cityโs west side.
2 in custody after shots fired at Detroit officers on cityโs west side, police say
Read full article: 2 in custody after shots fired at Detroit officers on cityโs west side, police sayTwo people are in custody after shots were fired at Detroit police officers on the cityโs west side, authorities said.
23-year-old man from Detroit pleads guilty to spree of 3 violent carjackingโs
Read full article: 23-year-old man from Detroit pleads guilty to spree of 3 violent carjackingโsRayquan Sturgis, 23, of Detroit, pled guilty Thursday to a spree of three violent carjacking's he committed between June 10, 2020, and July 7, 2020, on the city's west side. Sturgis also pled guilty to additional charges of using a firearm during carjacking's.
8-year-old girl killed after gun found while she was home alone with 10-year-old brother in Detroit
Read full article: 8-year-old girl killed after gun found while she was home alone with 10-year-old brother in DetroitAn 8-year-old girl was killed Tuesday when she and her 10-year-old brother found a gun while they were home alone in the middle of the day instead of at school, Detroitโs police chief said.
Man killed during argument that led to shooting on Detroitโs west side, police say
Read full article: Man killed during argument that led to shooting on Detroitโs west side, police sayA man was killed this weekend during an argument that escalated into a shooting on Detroitโs west side, police said.
Homeowner fed up with constant littering by City of Detroit employees
Read full article: Homeowner fed up with constant littering by City of Detroit employeesA single mom of two on the west side of Detroit is having a trash problem. She lives across from the Davison Yard, which is where some city employees work. She claims to have seen them littering and says it often ends with her cleaning it up.
Questions surround gun used in Detroit police shooting -- What we know
Read full article: Questions surround gun used in Detroit police shooting -- What we knowA gun shop owner says he followed the proper steps after a Detroit man was arrested for buying a gun and giving it to the teen who killed Detroit police Officer Loren Courts.
Witness killed after telling occupants of at-fault car to stay at scene of 3-vehicle crash in Detroit
Read full article: Witness killed after telling occupants of at-fault car to stay at scene of 3-vehicle crash in DetroitA witness was shot and killed after trying to convince the occupants of the at-fault car to stay at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that caused multiple injuries in Detroit, police said.
27-year-old killed in southwest Detroit over neighbor dispute, officials say
Read full article: 27-year-old killed in southwest Detroit over neighbor dispute, officials sayLocal 4 is hearing from the family of a man who was shot to death this morning after what police are describing as a dispute between neighbors. It happened around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday morning on Sharon Street near Dix Avenue in Southwest Detroit.
Man in 20s dead after 1 a.m. argument between neighbors leads to shooting on Detroitโs west side
Read full article: Man in 20s dead after 1 a.m. argument between neighbors leads to shooting on Detroitโs west sideA man in his 20s is dead after an argument between neighbors in the middle of the night led to a shooting on Detroitโs west side, police said.
โThey were very loving childrenโ: 5 kids removed from Detroit home after child found dead in freezer
Read full article: โThey were very loving childrenโ: 5 kids removed from Detroit home after child found dead in freezerA mother is in police custody after the body of a 3-year-old boy was found in a basement freezer in a home on Detroitโs west side.
โThere was something not rightโ: Detroit mom arrested after child found dead in basement freezer
Read full article: โThere was something not rightโ: Detroit mom arrested after child found dead in basement freezerDetroit police said they could tell something wasnโt right before they discovered the body of a 3-year-old inside a freezer in the basement of a home.
Barricaded man arrested hours after pointing gun at worker who was mowing vacant lot in Detroit
Read full article: Barricaded man arrested hours after pointing gun at worker who was mowing vacant lot in DetroitA barricaded gunman was arrested hours after he pointed a weapon at a man who was mowing the grass in a vacant lot near his garden in Detroit, officials said.
Police investigate circumstances surrounding shooting death of man found near Detroit home
Read full article: Police investigate circumstances surrounding shooting death of man found near Detroit homePolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding an overnight shooting after a man was found dead near a Detroit home.
2 teens charged after shots fired at Detroit police officers during traffic stop
Read full article: 2 teens charged after shots fired at Detroit police officers during traffic stopTwo teenagers have been charged after shots were fired at Detroit police officers during a traffic stop last week, officials said.
Detroit police seek information about aggravated assault that escalated into shooting
Read full article: Detroit police seek information about aggravated assault that escalated into shootingOfficials say that on Tuesday morning, around 10 a.m. two vehicles were involved in an assault that escalated into a shooting.
Sunday Read: 18 guns found at home of Detroit man making $2,000 a day with marijuana vending machine, police say
Read full article: Sunday Read: 18 guns found at home of Detroit man making $2,000 a day with marijuana vending machine, police sayOfficials said they found 18 guns at the home of a Detroit man who was making $2,000 per day by running a marijuana vending machine outside the house.
18 guns found at home of Detroit man making $2,000 a day with marijuana vending machine, police say
Read full article: 18 guns found at home of Detroit man making $2,000 a day with marijuana vending machine, police sayOfficials said they found 18 guns at the home of a Detroit man who was making $2,000 per day by running a marijuana vending machine outside the house.
Man, woman hospitalized after shots fired outside Detroit hookah lounge, police say
Read full article: Man, woman hospitalized after shots fired outside Detroit hookah lounge, police sayA man and a woman were taken to the hospital overnight after someone fired shots at them from a car while they were leaving a hookah lounge in Detroit, police said.
21-year-old hit by minivan, killed while riding bicycle across road in Detroit, police say
Read full article: 21-year-old hit by minivan, killed while riding bicycle across road in Detroit, police sayA 21-year-old was struck by a minivan and killed while riding his bicycle across a road in Detroit, police said.
Still at-large: Man suspected of murder linked to shoveling snow, cocaine, Detroit basement
Read full article: Still at-large: Man suspected of murder linked to shoveling snow, cocaine, Detroit basementPolice said a man who asked two people to shovel his snow and then gave them cocaine before killing one of them and chaining him to a dog cage in a Detroit basement is still at-large seven weeks later.
Watch as Michigan State Police chopper follows driver in stolen U-Haul, trooper tackles man in street
Read full article: Watch as Michigan State Police chopper follows driver in stolen U-Haul, trooper tackles man in streetA Michigan State Police chopper followed a driver as he fled officers in a stolen U-Haul and was eventually tackled by a trooper in the middle of a street.
Neighbors concerned about hidden danger caused by leaking fire hydrant on Detroitโs west side
Read full article: Neighbors concerned about hidden danger caused by leaking fire hydrant on Detroitโs west sideThe broken hydrant has been streaming water down McGraw Avenue near Linwood Street for several weeks. The city was only made aware of the issue this week.
Detroit police say woman tried to run over 4 people who were leaving bar after 2 a.m.
Read full article: Detroit police say woman tried to run over 4 people who were leaving bar after 2 a.m.Detroit police said a woman tried to run over a group of two men and two women who were leaving a bar after 2 a.m. last month.
Watch as Detroit officials saw through lock, pry open doors to find hundreds of marijuana plants
Read full article: Watch as Detroit officials saw through lock, pry open doors to find hundreds of marijuana plantsDetroit officials sawed through a heavy lock and pried open several doors to discover a room filled with hundreds of illegal marijuana plants on the cityโs west side.
Thieves use car crusher on hundreds of stolen vehicles, run marijuana grow operation in Detroit
Read full article: Thieves use car crusher on hundreds of stolen vehicles, run marijuana grow operation in DetroitDetroit police uncovered a lucrative criminal operation in which a group of thieves used a portable car crusher to destroy hundreds of stolen vehicles while also running a marijuana grow operation, officials said.
Detroit police: 2 juveniles arrested in triple homicide that included 5-year-old boy
Read full article: Detroit police: 2 juveniles arrested in triple homicide that included 5-year-old boyDetroit police have arrested two juveniles in connection with a triple-fatal shooting on Sunday on the cityโs west side, which included the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy.
โA monster would do thisโ: Grandmother of child killed in Detroit triple homicide seeks justice
Read full article: โA monster would do thisโ: Grandmother of child killed in Detroit triple homicide seeks justiceThe grandmother of a 5-year-old boy who was found shot to death as part of a triple homicide Sunday on Detroitโs west side is asking the public to come forward to help police make an arrest in the case.
Man killed, woman seriously hurt in house fire on Detroitโs west side, officials say
Read full article: Man killed, woman seriously hurt in house fire on Detroitโs west side, officials sayA man was killed and a woman was seriously injured Monday in a house fire on Detroitโs west side, firefighters said.
2 men shot on Detroitโs west side; police search for people in black car
Read full article: 2 men shot on Detroitโs west side; police search for people in black carDetroit police are searching for the people who were nearby in a black car last week when two men were shot on the cityโs west side.
Sunday read: A mix-up and a cover-up at the Wayne County Morgue
Read full article: Sunday read: A mix-up and a cover-up at the Wayne County MorgueThe Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.
โSerial arsonistโ facing 10 charges, linked to 9 fires in Detroit, Highland Park, officials say
Read full article: โSerial arsonistโ facing 10 charges, linked to 9 fires in Detroit, Highland Park, officials sayOfficials said they have linked a โserial arsonistโ to nine fires set in Detroit and Highland Park. So far, he has been charged in connection with five of them.
Wayne County Morgue forced to dig up body long believed to be woman, discovered to be missing man
Read full article: Wayne County Morgue forced to dig up body long believed to be woman, discovered to be missing manThe Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.
Man asked victims to shovel his snow, gave them cocaine, killed man in basement, Detroit police say
Read full article: Man asked victims to shovel his snow, gave them cocaine, killed man in basement, Detroit police sayA man in his 50s was killed and chained to a dog cage in the basement of a home after the attacker asked him and a woman to shovel his snow and gave them crack cocaine, Detroit police said.
Water main break disrupts traffic in Detroit on I-94
Read full article: Water main break disrupts traffic in Detroit on I-94Bitter cold conditions are responsible for causing 75 active water main breaks in Detroit, including one today (Jan. 26) that shut down I-94.Traffic has been stopped along westbound I-94 while work crews shut off the water main that sprung a leak, sending water gushing down the freeway.
Shots fired at woman while thieves tried to steal running car from her driveway, Detroit police say
Read full article: Shots fired at woman while thieves tried to steal running car from her driveway, Detroit police sayDetroit police are searching for two people after shots were fired at a woman while they were trying to steal a running car from her driveway.
Detroit police search for โCarlโ after man stabbed with sharp object at gas station
Read full article: Detroit police search for โCarlโ after man stabbed with sharp object at gas stationDetroit police are searching for someone known as โCarlโ after a man was stabbed multiple times at a gas station, according to authorities.
Woman with serious burns removed from second-floor bedroom of burning Detroit home
Read full article: Woman with serious burns removed from second-floor bedroom of burning Detroit homeA woman with burns on more than half of her body was removed from a second-floor bedroom of a burning Detroit home on Friday, firefighters said.
Boyfriend charged with murdering, dismembering missing Detroit mother
Read full article: Boyfriend charged with murdering, dismembering missing Detroit motherThe boyfriend of a Detroit mother who was reported missing last month has been charged with killing her and dismembering her body, officials said.
โAll things point toโ human remains found at Detroit home being missing mother of 4, chief says
Read full article: โAll things point toโ human remains found at Detroit home being missing mother of 4, chief saysAll signs are pointing to the human remains police discovered at a home on Detroitโs west side belonging to a missing mother of four, authorities said.
Detroit Molotov cocktail arsons: Video shows men igniting car, throwing bottle off house
Read full article: Detroit Molotov cocktail arsons: Video shows men igniting car, throwing bottle off houseDetroit police are investigating a pair of incidents involving Molotov cocktails -- one in which a car was ignited from the inside and another in which a man threw the burning bottle at a house and watched it bounce off into the snow.
DDOT driver stabbed by passenger who was told to get off bus, officials say
Read full article: DDOT driver stabbed by passenger who was told to get off bus, officials sayA Detroit Department of Transportation driver was stabbed Wednesday by a passenger who was told to get off the bus, officials said.
1 killed, 1 badly hurt when stolen Challenger crashes into vehicle, tree in Detroit, police say
Read full article: 1 killed, 1 badly hurt when stolen Challenger crashes into vehicle, tree in Detroit, police sayOne person was killed and another was badly injured when a stolen Dodge Challenger crashed into another vehicle and a tree on Detroitโs west side, police said.
1 killed, 1 badly injured when stolen Challenger crashes into vehicle, tree in Detroit, police say
Read full article: 1 killed, 1 badly injured when stolen Challenger crashes into vehicle, tree in Detroit, police sayOne person was killed and another was badly injured when a stolen Dodge Challenger crashed into another vehicle on Detroitโs west side, police said.
Police identify driver arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 women on Detroitโs west side
Read full article: Police identify driver arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 women on Detroitโs west sidePolice have identified the driver who was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed two women this weekend on Detroitโs west side.
Woman arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 on Detroitโs west side this weekend, police say
Read full article: Woman arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 on Detroitโs west side this weekend, police sayA 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed two women this weekend on Detroitโs west side, police said.
Thief steals chain off manโs neck, murders him in parking lot of Detroit market
Read full article: Thief steals chain off manโs neck, murders him in parking lot of Detroit marketA man was murdered on Detroitโs west side when a thief snatched his chain and shot him in the chest while he was out buying items for tailgating, officials said.
Man waits for woman to walk out of Detroit gas station, robs her next to car at gunpoint
Read full article: Man waits for woman to walk out of Detroit gas station, robs her next to car at gunpointCameras captured video of a man waiting for a woman to walk out of a Detroit gas station so he could follow her to her car and rob her at gunpoint.
Detroit police: Boy found alone on west side now reunited with parents
Read full article: Detroit police: Boy found alone on west side now reunited with parentsDetroit police said a boy who was found wandering alone Monday morning near Huntington Road and Santa Maria Street has been reunited with his parents.
Detroit man charged with murder in shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured
Read full article: Detroit man charged with murder in shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injuredA Detroit man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a shooting that left two people dead and one injured on the cityโs west side.
Woman dies on porch after gunshots cause car to crash on Detroitโs west side, police say
Read full article: Woman dies on porch after gunshots cause car to crash on Detroitโs west side, police sayA woman died from gunshot wounds on a porch after she got out of a car that crashed due to gunfire on Detroitโs west side, police said.
2 arrested in Southgate after stolen car runs out of gas in middle of police chase
Read full article: 2 arrested in Southgate after stolen car runs out of gas in middle of police chaseTwo people were arrested overnight in Southgate when the stolen car they were using to flee police ran out of gas in the middle of the chase, authorities said.
Video shows gunman jump out of car, fire shots into SUV in Detroit; 2 men, boy injured
Read full article: Video shows gunman jump out of car, fire shots into SUV in Detroit; 2 men, boy injuredDetroit police have released clear and dramatic video of a man jumping out of a car, unloading several gunshots into an SUV and injuring two men and an 11-year-old boy.
Passenger shot when 2 drivers exchange words following near-crash in Detroit
Read full article: Passenger shot when 2 drivers exchange words following near-crash in DetroitA passenger was shot over the weekend during a road rage incident that began with a near-crash and escalated when the involved drivers exchanged angry words, police said.
โYou have the wrong houseโ -- Detroit family lives in fear after group shoots up home
Read full article: โYou have the wrong houseโ -- Detroit family lives in fear after group shoots up homeA family is living in fear after their home on Detroitโs west side was shot up and those responsible keep coming back.
Keith Appling pleads not guilty in Detroit murder case; will be held without bond
Read full article: Keith Appling pleads not guilty in Detroit murder case; will be held without bondFormer Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old man in Detroit.
Man stabbed, 3 others shot in 4 separate incidents across Detroitโs west side, police say
Read full article: Man stabbed, 3 others shot in 4 separate incidents across Detroitโs west side, police sayPolice are searching for information on a stabbing and three shootings that happened across Detroitโs west side over the past couple of days.
Former Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling arrested in connection with Detroit murder
Read full article: Former Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling arrested in connection with Detroit murderFormer Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling has been taken into custody in connection with a Detroit murder investigation, police said.