Bloody Sunday in Detroit: At least 14 people shot or stabbed
Just days after Mayor Duggan and Police Chief James Craig boasted about a reduction in crime in 2017, violence broke out Sunday.
Police arrest man suspected of stabbing, slashing Detroit medics
The suspect was wanted in a 2006 murder case.
10-year-old boy shoots father after fight between parents in Detroit home
The father, in his mid-30s, was in critical condition after being shot in the back.
Police Chief Craig reverses decision to stop releasing violent crime reports
In May, Detroit Police Chief James Craig inexplicably stopped releasing public information on daily shootings, murders and other violent crimes, making it appear as if the city was safer than it is.
Soccer referee dies after he’s attacked during game in Livonia
An adult soccer game in suburban Detroit turned deadly after one of the players fatally attacked the referee.
Violence breaks out in Detroit neighborhoods while downtown safe for fireworks
While a bulk of police resources were downtown, officers were called to at least three shootings, seven home invasions, three armed robberies, four arsons, a rape and numerous domestic assaults.
5 hyperbolic tweets about dangers during Detroit’s fireworks
Fears of violence kept many people away from Detroit’s fireworks.
‘Knockout game’ may target police during tonight’s fireworks in Detroit
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.”
Prosecutor: Cinco de Mayo shooter acted in self-defense, won’t be charged
The 24-year-old man who shot and killed a teenager at the Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit last month won’t be charged because he was acting in self-defense, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced today.
14-year-old stabbed on bus by man claiming to have killed Martin Luther King Jr.
The teen was clinging to life after intervening in a racially charged argument.