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Double Fatal Shooting On Detroit’s NE Side

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January 1 2018

Detroit’s NE Side: Detroit Police found the bodies of 2 people @ 9241 McKinney St on Detroit’s NE side today at 2:15PM. Both were dead from GSWs to the head…but more on that later.

The story on the double fatal shooting starts yesterday, on New Years Eve.

Detroit Police units from the 9th Precinct were called to the same residence, 9241 McKinney, at 10:18PM Sunday evening.

Tweet below is from yesterday @ 10:18PM.

DPD’s 9th Precinct dispatched a unit to “an unknown problem”. The unidentified male caller gave the address on McKinney and stated someone was shot or injured at the address, then discontinued the call.

Sunday Evening Dispatch To 9241 McKinney

 

No further was reported on that call. No disposition was caught on dispatch tapes, so I have no clue what happened after the units made the scene.

I’m assuming they found nothing that would demand further investigation and cleared the call. It was a busy New Year’s Eve with calls stacking up.

Which brings us back to New Years Day at 2:15PM.

Apparently, someone in the gang unit received information that there was a dead body at the scene.

Who gave them that information is unknown…but one can assume.

Gang Unit 2403 then went to the address and was overheard on dispatch stating he was investigating a possible dead body and needed a 9th Precinct supervisor and a scout car at the scene.

January 1 2018 Dispatch to Double Fatal Shooting Scene

 

Inside the dwelling they found 2 dead bodies, 1 36 year old female and 1 male, age unknown.

Both had been shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene by Detroit EMS.

3 children of the female victim were thought to be missing early Monday, but have since been found safe in the care of a relative.

 

UPDATE January 1 2018 10:44PM

Know anything regarding the deaths of these 2 people? Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP, or Detroit Police at (313) 596-2260.

Local Rapper Shot & Killed In Redford Township

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Man Known As “Honesty” Shot & Killed In Redford Township

January 1, 2018

Redford Township-12:30AM: Redford Police responded to 19300 Olympia early this morning on reports of a shooting. Arriving officers discovered a 27 year old male with a gunshot wound inside a 2nd floor recording studio.

The shooting scene is a strip mall that includes a furniture store on the corner of Olympia & Cambridge. The furniture store, Luxury Home Furniture, includes a recording studio on the 2nd floor.

The victim; identified as a man known as “Honesty” in the local rap community, was conveyed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Redford Police know who the suspect is by name, but he’s still at large. His name hasn’t been released.

The suspect and victim are known to each other.

Know anything about this murder? Contact Redford Police Department at (313) 387-2551 or report an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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Gunfire In The D, Ringing In The New Year With Leakage

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Detroit Rings In The New Year With Gunshot Wounds

January 1, 2018

Detroit: 6 people were shot overnight in the D. Some we tweeted, some we didn’t due to..well, celebrating the New Year.

It was a busy night and early morning in Detroit, the shooting team barely had enough time to investigate 1 shooting before being dispatched to the next. One Detroit Police Officer described the night like this:

As the tweet suggests, the Detroit Police brought their officers into their precincts to avoid any unfortunate incidents involving errant lead. The Detroit Fire Department/DEMS did the same.

Celebratory gunfire isn’t just a Detroit thing, it happens in most urban environments. Every year someone visits either the emergency room of a local hospital or the medical examiners office.

Last night, December 31 2017 and early New Years morning witnessed many incidents involving gunfire, falling lead wasn’t the problem, it was aimed gunfire.

More shootings were reported overnight. So far, no one has suffered fatal injuries, thankfully. Info on above tweets below.

At Woodmere & Dix in the 4th Precinct, SW Detroit, a 33 year old W/M was shot in the hand while leaving a party store. He was privately conveyed to the hospital.

At Gratiot & 7 Mile, a 25 year old B/M was shot in the stomach while leaving a party store, also privately conveyed to St John’s Hospital.

At Wanda & Louisiana a 47 year old B/M was shot in the family jewels, also privately conveyed to a local hospital.

At Quinn & Veach, a 36 year old male was shot in the left bicep and back while talking a stroll on Quinn.

At Gratiot & Eastburn, a 17 year old B/F was shot in the thigh. This incident started off as a shots fired call in the area of Brock & Bringard.

Not Tweeted:

East State Fair & I-75, a 24 year old B/M was shot multiple times, once in the head. He was also privately conveyed to the hospital. In this instance, a white pick-up conveyed the victim to the hospital. Reports indicate the pick-up had several bullets holes and the driver fled the hospital after dropping off the victim. The victim was reportedly in critical condition.

And so it goes….

Happy New Year Detroit.

 

1 Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed, 4 Wounded in Copper Canyon OIS

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Copper Canyon Apartment Officer Involved Shooting

Highland Ranch, Colorado: Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department were called to the Copper Canyon Apartment complex early Sunday morning for a domestic violence incident. Upon arriving, the deputies were fired upon by 1 suspect in an apartment.

0514AM MT: Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Officer and Castle Rock Police Department were called to 3404 County Line Road in Highland Ranch, Copper Canyon Apartments.

 

0515AM MT: Shots Fired, Officers Down – Deputies/officers were fired on from a suspect inside the apartment. 5 deputies/officers were hit, 3 were able to extract themselves from the immediate scene and found cover.

1 deputy sustained injuries that prevented him from leaving the apartment.

1 deputy was wounded and fell outside and in front of the apartment.

Deputies called for medical and assistance, noting they had injured officers on the scene.

1 deputy had a GSW to the arm, another to the chest. The deputy calling for assistance noted that he had 1 deputy down.

All the deputies/officers involved in the incident had at least 1 gunshot wound (GSW), some more.

0600AM MT: Additional deputies/officers arrived on scene and started to evaluate the incident. The injured officers were still under fire from the suspect and other deputies/officers were attempting to locate their positions for extraction.

A SWAT callout was issued and SWAT elements proceeded to the incident.

Rescue efforts were underway for all the injured, including the deputy outside the immediate vicinity of the apartment and the deputy inside.

A deputy situated close to the suspects apartment could hear the radio of the downed deputy inside the apartment, but heard nothing from the wounded deputy. That radio was eventually silenced by a radio technician at the DCSO.

Shots continued to be fired and the deputy noted he could hear the suspect “reloading”. Shots can be heard on the radio transmissions.

At one point, the deputy stated he thought the suspect was armed with an “automatic weapon”.

Shots continued to be fired by the suspect, some of those shots were fired through walls of the apartment and apartment complex.

2 civilians were wounded by those rounds. The 2 civilians were extracted from the scene and conveyed to a local hospital.

The deputy who remained inside the apartment died from his wounds. He’s been identified as a 7 month veteran of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, formerly of the Castle Rock Police Department. 29-year-old Deputy Zackari Parrish. He leaves behind a wife and 2 children.

The other deputies/officer wounded are as follows.

Deputy Michael Doyle, 28-year-old, was shot and in stable condition

Deputy Taylor Davis, 30-year-old, shot and in stable condition

Deputy Jeffrey Pelle- 32-year-old, shot and in stable condition

CRPD Officer Tom O’Donnell (Castle Rock Police Department)– 41-year-old shot and in stable condition

The 2 civilians wounded have not been identified.

The suspect was shot and killed. He’s been identified as Matthew Riehl. Someone known to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and no criminal record. Local media in Denver has identified him as a veteran. No further information available.

The dispatch audio has been heavily edited due to time and size constraints, but all the pertinent information on the incident is included. Audio is from Broadcastify.

Dispatch Audio Of Copper Canyon Apartments OIS

2 Men Electrocuted, Fused Together After Breaking Into DPLA Substation

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Detroit Public Lighting Authority Substation On Raymond Ave.

2 Men Electrocuted, Fused Together

December 29 2017

Detroit East Side – 650AM: Two men were electrocuted after coming in contact with a high voltage power line early Friday morning.

Detroit Police say the 2 men broke into a Detroit Public Lighting Authority substation at 6610 Raymond Ave and were electrocuted in what appears to be an attempted copper wiring theft.

04:00AM: Power was cut from the neighboring community when the fatal “pzzzzzzt zzaaap” occurred.

Unknown Time: Responding public lighting employees found the 2 bodies.

0650AM: Detroit EMS & Detroit Fire were dispatched to the scene on reports of 1 down.

07:00AM: Detroit Police units from the 7th Precinct were told 1 person was down at the substation on Raymond and dispatched to the scene. The dispatch was revised and units responding were told 2 were down and they were DOS (Dead on Scene).

In a shocking turn of events, the 24,000 volt line was powerful enough to “fuse” the 2 bodies together.

Homicide investigators were also dispatched to the scene.

Below is the dispatch audio sending units from the 7th Precinct to the scene.

Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

Scrapping is a serious problem in Detroit with copper prices hovering around $2.50 per pound.

This Isn’t The First Time

In 2012 a 34 year old man was killed after climbing a utility pole in an attempt to steal $50.00 worth of copper wiring from a transformer.

In that incident on Detroit’s west side, authorities believe the dead man was with others in the theft attempt.

Those accomplices bailed following the electrocution and left the man hanging dead from the utility pole.

Video below is from the 2012 incident.