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Fatal Shooting On West Chicago, Detroit’s West Side

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Fatal Shooting On Detroit’s West Side

December 27 2017

Detroit’s West Side 5:44PM: Detroit Police units from the 2nd Precinct responded to Appoline & W Chicago on reports of a shooting.

The reporting person stated they entered the business; described as a marijuana dispensary, and found 1 person behind the cash register suffering from a gunshot wound.

The victim’s name is unknown as is his relationship to the business.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene by Detroit EMS.

Detroit Police evidence technicians were ordered by homicide and dispatched to the scene at 12801 W Chicago at 6:43PM Wednesday evening.

Detroit Police units reported a large number of family members were gathering and there was a need to secure the crime scene.

No further information at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s homicide division at 313-596-2260, or Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK-UP.

 

Fire Injures 8 In Early Morning Blaze

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8 Injured In Early Morning Blaze

Dispatch Audio (16 Minutes)

Detroit: 11:58PM December 26 2017: Companies of the 8th & 5th Battalions battled a 3 story apartment building fire in bone-chilling, single digit temps @ 1631-1633 Glendale late Tuesday night.

Detroit Fire Companies On Scene:

Battalion Chief’s 8 & 5

Engines 39, 35, 40, 42 & Highland Park Engine 1.

Ladder Trucks 17 & 18. 

Squads 4 & 5

Detroit EMS

The fire was reported in the basement in an occupied 3 story apartment flat on Glendale & Rosa Parks at 11:58 PM, Tuesday evening.

2 adults and 5 “teens” were conveyed to local hospitals by Detroit EMS. Reports indicate the adults jumped from windows to escape the flames/smoke.

A Detroit Firefighter also received burns to his neck and face, was conveyed to a local hospital and later released.

DPD/DFD Arson was also dispatched to the scene on reports of a possible arson. Arriving DFD companies noticed a “disturbance” and “fisticuffs” at the scene.

Residents were observed “upset” at 2 other residents.

Battalion Chief 8 reported “it seemed suspicious”.

The firefight lasted into the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The Red Cross also made the scene in support of the 30+ displaced residents.

 

Triple Shooting Mars Noel Night In Detroit

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Noel Night Triple Shooting In Detroit

Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

 

Edit 0950am December 4 2017: Detroit Police have taken 1 person into custody for the shooting.

Edit December 3 2017: Detroit Police now saying here were 4 victims to last nights shooting @ John R & Farnsworth. People are often privately conveyed to local hospitals in Detroit. Detroit EMS response times used to be horrible, hence the changing victim counts we often see. DEMS response times are no longer an issue, but old habits die hard.

Detroit December 2 2017: Violence once again mars what should have been a peaceful evening in Detroit.

Detroit Police responded to John R & Farnsworth in midtown Detroit on reports of a shooting Saturday evening. The shooting scene is behind the Detroit Institute of the Arts, not the DIA itself.

 

 

Noel night festivities were in full swing when a shooter decided it was a good time to gun down a trio of teens.

All 3 victims suffered gunshot wounds to the legs. 1 17 year old female was conveyed to Detroit Receiving Hospital by a Detroit Police Officer, accompanied by her mother. The other 2 victims, both males in their teens, were conveyed by ambulance. All are recovering in the hospital and in stable condition.

Reports were all over the place as they tend to be in incidents like these, from a shooter inside the DIA to an active shooter outside the DIA. Responding officers eventually sorted the facts from fiction and were able to secure the scene.

Noel Night was cancelled by authorities, Wayne State University was placed on lockdown and eventually the scene was secured, but not without troubles caused by roving bands of teens. The McDonalds on Woodward & Canfield was apparently trashed and fights broke out throughout the area.

Information on the shooting suspect is scarce but sources identify him as a male black. He is not in custody at the time of this writing.

Random or targeted?

No one knows at this point, but it’s rare 3 teens are randomly gunned down in Detroit.

Let’s see how this unfolds. Check back for updates.

And so it goes….

Shooting Leaves 1 Dead At Greektown Casino-Hotel in Downtown Detroit

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Deadly Shooting At Greektown Casino-Hotel In Detroit

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Downtown Detroit December 2 2017: An early morning shooting at the popular Detroit Greektown Casino-Hotel left 1 male in his 20’s dead on Saturday.

Police say the suspect and victim knew each other and were having an argument in a room on the 9th floor of the hotel.

Police said the argument spilled out into the hallway and then into an elevator.

Inside the elevator, the 28 year old suspect slapped leather, whipped out a hogleg and started blasting, striking the victim at least once.

The victim was privately conveyed by taxi; according to dispatch audio, to Detroit Receiving Hospital on St Antoine where he succumbed to his wounds.

The suspect was eventually hooked up and taken to the Detroit Detention Center where he was treated to a nice cheese sandwich and a juicy juice.

DDOT Bus Crashes Into Building, Multiple Casualties

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DDOT Bus Crashes Into Building, Multiple Casualties

Detroit’s NW: Detroit Fire’s Engine 40 & Squad 5 were dispatched to Dexter & Doris at around 315PM on reports of a motor vehicle accident involving a DDOT bus.

Upon arrival, Engine 40 reported a bus into a building, that collapsed, downed power lines and multiple civilian casualties. Engine 40 also notified Squad 5 that use of the JAWS would be required.

Engine 40 advised central dispatch that they required additional Detroit EMS Medics, an EMS supervisor, Senior Chief 203 and Battalion Chief 8.

Engine 40 advised central dispatch that all civilians, including the driver of the bus had been extricated by E40 & Squad 5, but still required Squad 4 on scene.

A vehicle reportedly ran a stop sign and caused the DDOT Bus to leave the roadway and strike the side of Sun Valley Foods warehouse. The bus breached the wall and entered the warehouse.

7 people were injured, 3 critically, 4 with minor injuries. The driver of the bus is listed in critical condition.

Downed power lines were present and a crew from DTE was requested.