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Two Detroit Gang Members Convicted Of Attempted Murder In Drive-By Shooting

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Detroit: November 29 2018 – The Detroit One collaboration of local, state, and federal law enforcement has led to the convictions of two members of a Detroit street gang known as “Bandgang” for attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.

Joining in the announcement was Timothy R. Slater, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Martez Bailey, 24, of Detroit, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson. Bailey’s plea agreement calls for a sentence of 25 to 30 years in prison. Bailey’s co-defendant, and fellow Bandgang member, Khalil Wilson, 25, previously pleaded guilty for his role in the drive-by shooting. Wilson’s plea agreement also calls for a sentence of 25 to 30 years in prison.

According to court records, Bailey and Wilson were both part of Bandgang, a local street gang on the west side of Detroit. On June 21, 2016, Bailey and Wilson drove to Biltmore Street in Detroit and fired repeatedly into a house, hoping to kill two rival gang members. Bailey fired a .45 caliber handgun repeatedly while Wilson unloaded an Uzi with an extended magazine capable of holding 50 rounds. A woman in the house unrelated to the gangs was severely injured in the shooting. The attempted murder stemmed from a dispute with two rival gangs, Trust No One (TNO) and Too Much Cash (TMC), prompted, in large part, by jealously over credit card fraud, as well as an earlier shooting by Bandgang members in February 2016 that left a five-year-old girl permanently disabled.

“This type of credit card fraud and identity theft is actually a deadly crime, because gangs are using extreme violence to protect their illegal income,” United States Attorney Matthew Schneider said. “But if gangs in Michigan think they will get off easy, they are wrong – several gang members have been sentenced to a decade or more in prison for credit card fraud.”

This case is the latest in the FBI Violent Gang Task Force’s investigation into Bandgang. In total, twenty-four members and associates of the gang have been charged in sixteen different cases and have received sentences ranging from 36 to 154 months on charges related to attempted murder, credit card fraud, identity theft, firearm offenses, and obstruction of justice. Four different credit card labs have been seized from Bandgang members during the investigation (not counting individual skimmers and embossers), and over 15,000 stolen credit card accounts have been linked to Bandgang members.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Shane Cralle and Terrence Haugabook.

Source: FBI

Dispatch Audio: Fatal Shooting Of 18 Year Old On Detroit’s West Side.

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Detroit: 29 November 2018 @ 11:15AM – Fatal Shooting – Detroit Police responded to reports of a shooting @ Wormer & McNichols on Detroit’s west side. The 911 caller reported a 19 year old had been shot.

Detroit Police dispatch also received notice that a hold-up alarm had been activated at the Spotlight Liquor Store @ 24300 McNichols. Units from the 8th Precinct responded to the scene and discovered the shooting victim at Spotlight Liquor.

Information gained through dispatch audio suggest the shooting took place @ 24235 W McNichols. The victim then ran across the street to Spotlight Liquor. There, employees activated the hold-up alarm and notified DPD 911.

Further information suggests that a DPD unit may have recorded images of the shooter’s vehicle on its dash mounted video camera. DPD supervisors identified the unit and had the video downloaded.

Detroit EMS conveyed the victim to Farmington Hills Beaumont Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Detroit Police evidence technicians were dispatched to Spotlight Liquor and the apartment complex @ 24235 W. McNichols.

No further information is available at this time.

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Dispatch Audio: Shooting On Detroit’s NE Side Nov 28 2018

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Shooting On Detroit’s NE Side, 28 Nov 2018

Detroit: Detroit Police responded to Whitehill & Whittier @ 1212AM Wednesday morning on reports of a man with a gunshot wound. The female 911 caller said her boyfriend had been shot.

Officers from the 9th Precinct responded and found 1 male victim @ Whittier & Whitehill. Initial reports indicated the shooting took place at the Shamrock gas station at Houston-Whittier & Hayes but officers soon discovered the shooting took place in the 11600 block of Whittier.

A witness that was with the victim stated they entered the Shamrock gas station @ Hayes & Houston-Whittier and a silver vehicle, of unknown make, model or plate, also entered the gas station. The witness stated as they left the station, they were followed by 1 suspect eastbound on Whittier towards Riad. The witness was unable to match the shooter to the silver vehicle.

The shooting took place in the 11600 block of Whittier, just west of Riad.

The shooter is described as a Black male, dark complected and wearing a dark jacket. Shooter ran from the shooting scene westbound on Whittier.

The victim was conveyed to St John’s Hospital by Detroit EMS in unknown condition. The Detroit Police have secured the scene of the shooting on the 11600 block of Whittier and an investigation is ongoing.

No further information on the shooting is available at this time.

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Dispatch Audio: Shooting In Downtown Detroit

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1 Wounded In Downtown Detroit Shooting

Detroit: Detroit Police responded to reports of a shooting outside of their downtown headquarters on Saturday afternoon. DPD 911 received a call saying there had been a male shot at Michigan & 3rd St’s at around 3:45PM. Detroit Police dispatch had a bit of a problem finding units available as 3rd Precinct units were busy with a foot pursuit. A Casino unit responded along with 7th Precinct units. Detroit Fire also responded to the scene with Detroit EMS.

The suspects and victim were apparently known to each other and the shooting took place inside the victims vehicle parked outside the DPD Headquarters Building, according to dispatch. The victim was shot in the leg and was able to escape the vehicle.

The male and female suspect, driving the stolen/carjacked black Chevrolet Cruze, hightailed it to the bus station at Sixth & Howard, SW of the shooting location. There, a Michigan State Police Metro South Trooper was flagged down and advised a vehicle was blocking Howard St in front of the bus station.

While investigating the vehicle a cab driver told the trooper the front seat passenger had been armed. The driver was described as female. Michigan State Police dispatch advised the metro south trooper this was a fresh car jacking that occurred at Michigan and 3rd. The registered owner of the car was shot twice.

The trooper stood by rendering assistance until the arrival of DPD units.

The suspects, described as a Black male and Black heavy set female with long blonde hair jumped into a City Cab and were conveyed to the area of McClellan & Mack. Multiple units from the 7th Precinct responded to the area and a search for the suspects commenced. The suspects were eventually cornered and arrested. A weapon was recovered.

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Dispatch Audio: Marijuana Dispensary Shootout

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House of Zen Marijuana Dispensary Shootout

Detroit: Peaceful and relaxing feelings were shattered at the House of Zen Marijuana Dispensary yesterday.

Two armed bad guys met two armed security guards at the House of Zen on Detroit’s east side Saturday afternoon, 24 November 2018. The marijuana dispensary at 14501 Mack (5th DPD Precinct) saw the 2 groups exchanging gunfire at around 5:44PM. Detroit Police received information that one of the security guards had been shot.

Further investigation by units on the scene revealed the guard had GSW’s to the arm and chest. He survived. The second security guard exchanged gunfire with the two bad guys, it’s unknown if the second guards shots took effect on the bad guys and the guard walked away unharmed, very Zen.

The shooting occurred outside of the dispensary when the guards observed two suspicious characters, 1 guard approached the suspects and the other guard stood safely at the dispensary’s door. Shots were exchanged between the bad guys and guard who approached the suspects. The wounded guard was standing at the dispensary’s door, not Zen.

The suspects escaped the scene in an older model two-toned Chevrolet Silverado, described as having black lower panels and beige upper panels. No description of the suspects were given. Suspects were last seen driving north on Marlborough St.

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Those peaceful and easy feelings are slowly returning to the House of Zen.

Any information on the suspects, drop a dime and call the Detroit Police.