Final hours of 2013: Baby found eating rat poison & other police calls
Police responded to 21 assaults, a kidnapping, the discovery of a body, three breaking-and-enterings and 15 reports of gunshots.
Expert: Rivalry between rappers requires intervention within own culture
“This is much more than simply gangs. It is a counterculture that has evolved for the past half century.”
Detroit police try to broker peaceful resolution between rivaling rappers
Fans continue to threaten each other with violence.
Piecing together the mystery of Renisha McBride’s final hours
The 54-year-old shooter told police he “accidentally” shot McBride, who is 5 foot 4, in the face with a shotgun because he thought she was an intruder.
Homeowner: Shotgun ‘accidentally’ went off, killing 19-year-old
The case has stirred controversy because the victim, who is black, was shot while seeking help in a predominately white neighborhood.
Who is Malice Green? Too many people have forgotten in Detroit
The brutal beating of Malice Green drew national outrage in 1992.
More than 145 people shot in Detroit in May, some for most absurd reasons
On May 15, the day Mayor Bing introduced new Police Chief James Craig, 13 people were shot.
Police nab man accused of shooting pregnant woman for refusing sex
Police said the the 21-year-old woman, who is a few months pregnant and was a passenger in the car, was shot in the body after turning down sex from the driver on West Fort.
Car careens into pedestrian on Gratiot after driver is shot by passenger; victims in critical condition
By the time the gray BMW came to a rest in an abandoned lot along Gratiot, two people were fighting for their lives and the passenger was running with a gun this afternoon.