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Home»Posts tagged with»Suicide

Man leaps to death from Greektown Casino parking garage in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on December 11, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police  

Man leaps to death from Greektown Casino parking garage in Detroit

The U.S. Marshal’s Office is investigating what happened.

Man denied entrance into Canada before jumping to death from Ambassador Bridge

By Steve Neavling on May 6, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police  

Man denied entrance into Canada before jumping to death from Ambassador Bridge

The Texas man parked his car along the bridge and then jumped off, hitting a concrete pier below.

Suicidal man dies by jumping off Ambassador Bridge in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on May 5, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Suicidal man dies by jumping off Ambassador Bridge in Detroit

Police and paramedics were called to the bridge at 11:30 a.m. today.

Mar. 20, 1960: Civil rights icon Dr. Ossian Sweet dies of apparent suicide

By Ken Coleman on March 20, 2014   On This Day  

Mar. 20, 1960: Civil rights icon Dr. Ossian Sweet dies of apparent suicide

Sweet was best known for being a victim of a racially-charged ambush in September 1925.

Talking about Shane’s suicide: Why a Michigan mom won’t let go

By Motor City Muckraker on March 18, 2014   Featured Stories, Life in Detroit, posts  

Talking about Shane’s suicide: Why a Michigan mom won’t let go

In an instant, I went from planning my son’s 21st birthday party to planning his funeral.

‘My Father’s Eyes’: Still searching for them 31 years after he ended his life

By Tracey Morris on November 17, 2013   Featured Stories, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

‘My Father’s Eyes’: Still searching for them 31 years after he ended his life

“I never see his eyes, and it gets to me,” Tracey Morris writes.

Brother killed in car crash an hour after sister commits suicide

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police, posts  

Brother killed in car crash an hour after sister commits suicide

It’s an unspeakable tragedy that began at the family’s Detroit bar.

Wide awake: Aching for sleep on Detroit’s streets

By Ryan Healy on October 2, 2013   Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

Wide awake: Aching for sleep on Detroit’s streets

“I been stabbed,” he said, lifting his shirt to reveal a large patch of blood-spotted gauze across his stomach.

Detroiter chooses death over arrest, pledging ‘Not going back to jail’

By Steve Neavling on May 21, 2013   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police, posts  

Detroiter chooses death over arrest, pledging ‘Not going back to jail’

The suspect “indicated he wasn’t going back to jail” and chose the quick way out, police said.

Detroit police officer risks life to talk down would-be jumper from I-94 overpass

By Steve Neavling on April 22, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Police, posts  

Detroit police officer risks life to talk down would-be jumper from I-94 overpass

A 64-year-old Detroiter was clinging dangerously to the outside of a fence on an I-94 overpass at Connor as traffic below whirred by late Saturday afternoon.

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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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Tracey Morris

Tracey Morris is the author of, "You Said You Wanted to See Me Naked: An Autobiographical Poem Cycle." Her work has recently been published by Rust Belt Chic Press, and she was a finalist in the 2013 Springfed Arts Writing Contest.

Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy cleans a house for his money but writes for a living. He lives, eats, and sleeps mostly in Detroit.

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