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Confirmed Shooting: 28th St & Herbert W Detroit

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Confirmed Shooting on Detroit’s West Side

Detroit Police are on scene of a confirmed fatal shooting on 28th St & Herbert on Detroit’s west side. DPD units were dispatched to the scene at around 7:52PM. Detroit Fire Squad 4 and Superior Ambulance Unit 48 are also on scene.

Note: I don’t know why the press release sates 3:00PM. We monitored the dispatch around 7:00PM.

Update:

Precinct: 4th Precinct
Location: 5000 block of 28th
Time: 10/31/16 3:00 p.m.
CIRCUMSTANCES:
The 20 year old male victim was observed fatally shot outside of the location. The circumstances pertaining to this incident are unknown at this time.
WANTED:
Suspect – Unknown, armed.
Anyone with information on this crime is encouraged to call Homicide at telephone number: 313-596-2260.
Anyone with information on stolen vehicle related crimes, citizens can call H.E.A.T (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) at 1-800-242-HEAT (1-800-242-4328).
Anyone with information on these crimes can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP (1-800-773-2587), online: or Text: CSM and your tips to CRIMES (274637).

Shooting: Westphalia & 7 Mile Northeast Detroit

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shooting1DETROIT Confirmed Shooting 10/31/2016 430PM: Detroit Police responding to Westphalia & 7 Mile on a confirmed shooting. The B/M victim was privately conveyed to St John’s Hospital suffering gunshot wounds to the back and hip. Police are currently investigating the shooting scene at 12901 E 7 Mile Rd. The shooting apparently happened @ around 2:00PM on Monday.

Update:

Precinct: 9th Precinct
Location: East Seven Mile /Westphalia
Time: 10/31/16 2:00 p.m.
CIRCUMSTANCES:
The 26 year old male victim was sitting in his friend’s vehicle when the suspect approached and tried to open the driver‘s side door that was locked. The victim then exited the vehicle and attempted to run from the scene. The suspect fired a shot, striking the victim in the body. He was treated for a non-life threatening injury.
WANTED:
Suspect – Black male, armed.
Anyone with information on this crime is encouraged to call Criminal Investigations at telephone number: 313-596-5940.

Shooting: Woodward & 7 Mile Road in Detroit’s North End

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detroit-police-car_1432938383641_18985892_ver1-0_640_480There was a shooting at Woodward & 7 Mile Road earlier today at around 2:00PM. 1 victim was found in an unidentified vehicle and conveyed to a local hospital by a Detroit EMS Medic unit. Units from DPD’s 12th Precinct; just west of Woodward on 7 Mile, secured the crime scene/MVA scene.. The large police presence shut down traffic for an extended period of time. Detroit Police evidence techs were en route at the time of this writing. The victims vehicle was towed to the Detroit Police impound yard for evidence.

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Detroit’s Devils Night 2016. 3 Nights of Gas Fumes

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4775-200DETROIT October 29 2016: Tonight is the start of the legendary Devil’s Night in Detroit. It’s had bad years and good years, relatively speaking of course. It’s started off slow tonight with only a couple of trash fires, a kitchen fire and a dead body in a basement. Not exactly what you’d expect from a legendary night. There’s a number of reasons why I’m guessing, citizens having had enough and forming groups of Angels Night volunteers, a neighborhood watch movement started a few years ago. In addition to the volunteers, the Detroit Police Department has a number of units out assigned to task forces created to stop arsons in the city. That’s all well and good, it’s better to have no fires that box alarms dropping every 2 minutes, which has happened.

Day 1 of the 2016 Devil’s Night ended kind of, what’s the word, flaccid? No, that’s probably wrong but it certainly wasn’t as bad as previous years. I was able to hold on until around 4:00am, then passed out. A couple of fires broke out but certainly nothing major. Alex over at @FireandWeather was able to post a couple of short Periscope videos while prowling Detroit streets. You can find his Periscope account here. A fire on Rochelle & Celestine and another on Maiden & Roseberry, both on Detroit’s NE side. You can hear firefighters sigh of relief all the way here. Previous Devil’s Nights saw many more fires so a breather; not unlike last years, is welcome in all the firehouses. Motor City Muckraker is reporting 11 dwellings and 2 building fires last night/this morning. On to Day/Night/Morning 2.

“The number of fires on Devils’ Night have been steadily declining since the 1990s. Last year, the city had fewer fires on Devils’ Night than any year since the 1970s.” – Motor City Muckraker

Graph via Motor City Muckraker

Graph via Motor City Muckraker

 

October 30 2016 – Day/Night 2 of Detroit’s Devil’s Night 2016

October 29 2016 – Day/Night 1 of Detroit’s Devil’s Night 2016

Firefighter Down! 5 Detroit Firefighters Injured in 36 Hours

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dfdambDETROIT October 25 2016: The Detroit Fire Department has had a rough 36 hours. 5 of their firefighters have been conveyed to local hospitals due to injuries suffered on fire scenes. A suspicious fire on Monday at an abandoned apartment building saw the first 3 injured firefighters. Those injured firefighters were conveyed by Detroit EMS for injuries ranging from back issues to burns.

On Tuesday afternoon at 3:17PM, a Detroit firefighter was injured battling a suspicious in origin fire at Ashton & Westfield on Detroit’s NW side. Battalion Chief 2 advised central dispatch that he had an injured firefighter that needed medical attention. Detroit EMS was already on standby at the scene of the fire and conveyed the injured firefighter to Detroit Receiving Hospital. The firefighter’s injuries are unknown.

7:52PM on Tuesday evening saw the 5th Detroit firefighter experience an injury at a suspicious fire in Detroit’s NE on Rossini & Rex. Battalion Chief 9 reported to central dispatch that he required a Detroit EMS Unit for an injured firefighter on scene. The DEMS unit on scene had been released earier by Chief 9. Detroit EMS Unit 24 responded and conveyed the injured firefighter to St John’s Hospital on Moross Rd in NE Detroit. The firefighters injuries are unknown.

All three fires were suspicious in origin. October’s “Devil’s Night” or “Angel’s Night” as its called these days, does historically see an uptick in suspicious/arson fires. These arson fires usually begin to appear in the last week of October. This year seems no different, except for the injuries to the men and women tasked with protecting the populace. Theoretically, those responsible for these fires; if caught, could be criminally charged for the injuries incurred by the firefighters.