Your Tuesday morning briefing: Former Congressman Dingell has a heart attack; new firefighting policy is a “public safety nightmare;” state considers legalizing home-delivered marijuana; and nonprofit embarks on affordable housing project in Detroit.
The fire killed a teenage boy in a wheelchair and injured his sister and mom early Sunday morning on Detroit’s east side.
The shootout occurred outside of a liquor store about a mile from downtown.
Police shot and arrested the man accused of shooting two Detroit officers.
Two Detroit police officers were shot Wednesday evening on the city’s west side, and a suspect was still on the loose.
When police arrived, the man was naked and pinned on his back as the pit bulls mauled him.
The Detroit Medical Society claimed it had no idea the house was up for foreclosure and said members invested more than $400,000 into the building.
The violence continued hours later after fights broke out at Sinai-Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital, where the victims were taken.
The beautiful Romanesque Revival home is just three blocks east of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The victim was lifeless when firefighters removed him from a collapsed garage.