Police are investigating reports that prospective gang members plan to attack residents and unsuspecting officers during tonight’s fireworks in Detroit in a brazen escalation of the so-called “knockout game.”
The fire gutted the house in an area already decimated by arsons, abandonment and neglect.
For nearly 20 minutes, the assailants punched and kicked the new father while allegedly using racial slurs.
The Army veteran, Adam Wagner, said the racial slurs got to him because his best friend in the Army was black and saved his life.
Police initially arrested the wrong man.
The teen was clinging to life after intervening in a racially charged argument.
Some witnesses said the 23-year-old guard was taunting Campbell, forcing him to act in self-defense.
Using an iPhone app, Christopher Morris tracked his phone to a house but Detroit police couldn’t help.
The carjacking is just the latest attack at what has become a lawless wasteland on Detroit’s east side.
An uneasy feeling settled over a small crowd. They knew the fight wasn’t over.