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Home»Posts tagged with»Death (Page 2)

Fatal shooting of teen shuts down Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on May 4, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Fatal shooting of teen shuts down Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit

The teen was shot in a crowded area of Vernor near Ferdinand at about 1 p.m. as revelers scattered or looked on in horror.

Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire

By Steve Neavling on March 15, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire

Two days before his 53rd birthday, Kenneth Rouse was killed in a house fire.

Body of burned baby found in Detroit home

By Steve Neavling on January 23, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police, posts  

Body of burned baby found in Detroit home

Authorities are trying to determine what happened to the 16-month-old baby.

Daylight firebombing kills 2 children, ages 1 and 4

By Steve Neavling on December 6, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

“They don’t care how old you are,” a neighbor told me. “Death means nothing to them.”

November 21 1974: Entertainment agent and columnist Rollo S. Vest dies

By Ken Coleman on November 21, 2013   On This Day  

Vest was largely credited with coining the name “Paradise Valley”.

Headless, burned body found inside vacant school

By Steve Neavling on November 11, 2013   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police, posts  

The body was so decomposed and burned that police were unable to determine the gender.

Missing Wayne State student found dead near Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts, The Packard Plant  

Missing Wayne State student found dead near Packard Plant

Tiane Brown was a third-year law student at Wayne State University and was last seen on campus Monday evening.

Striking murals pay tribute to graffiti artist Nekst in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on September 4, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Street artists descended on Detroit over the past week to pay tribute to Nekst, one of the world’s most prolific street artists.

Two people murdered in Detroit arson fire but investigators took more than hour to respond

By Steve Neavling on May 1, 2013   City Government, Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Two people murdered in Detroit arson fire but investigators took more than hour to respond

It was another bad night in Detroit: Two dead. Another suspected arson. No law enforcement.

Graphic video: Firefighters lose fight to save elderly man from west-side house fire

By Steve Neavling on February 28, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Lens On Detroit, posts, Video  

Graphic video: Firefighters lose fight to save elderly man from west-side house fire

Warning: This video is disturbing, but shines light on ugly reality.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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