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East Side Explodes In Gun Violence, 8 People Shot, 1 Fatally

June 24, 2020 By Motor City 911

Detroit Shootings Tues-Wed

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit’s east side exploded in gun violence Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning with 8 people shot, 1 fatally.

Chester & Kingsville

At around 10:40PM, DPD’s 5th Precinct was notified by Harper Woods PD of a shooting in the area of Chester & Moross. Investigating eventually discovered a scene at Chester & Kingsville in Detroit. The victim was critically wounded according to dispatch audio and was conveyed by Medstar EMS to St John. This remains a non-fatal shooting.

Fatal Shooting-Runyon & Greiner

Detroit’s East Side: At approximately 11:30PM DPD’s 9th Precinct responded to reports of a shooting at Runyon & Greiner on Detroit’s east side. Arriving units discovered a 17 year old victim. Detroit EMS Medic 15 arrived and declared the victim deceased. Reports indicate the teen was shot while returning to his vehicle following a vigil held in a local park.

Longview & Roseberry

Detroit’s East Side: At approximately 12:23AM Wednesday morning, DPD’s 9th & 5th Precincts were notified of a triple shooting in the 12000 block of Longview. Detroit EMS Supervisor reported multiple victims, requiring a 2 unit response from Detroit EMS. DEMS Medic 13 & 15 to the scene. DEMS Medic 13 conveyed the wounded to St John Hospital on Moross.

Navahoe & Freud

Detroit’s East Side: At approximately 2:45AM a DPD scout from the 5th Precinct was flagged down and notified of a shooting victim sitting on a porch in the 800 block of Tennessee. Investigation discovered the shooting scene in the 700 block of Navahoe, with 2 people shot according to dispatch audio. DEMS Medic 12 conveyed 1 female with a GSW to the ankle from Jefferson & Connor and 1 GSW victim from the 800 block of Tennessee. At the time of this writing, this is a non-fatal shooting.

Connor & Essex

Detroit’s East Side: At approximately 5:30AM, DPD’s 5th Precinct were notified of a shooting in the 500 block of Connor. Arriving units discovered 1 person with a gunshot wound. DEMS Medic 14 was dispatched and conveyed the critically wounded victim to St John Hospital on Moross.

Fatal Shooting On Detroit’s East Side, Keystone & E Hildale

May 27, 2020 By Motor City 911

2 People Shot, 1 Fatally

Gunfire Interrupts Dice Game

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit PD’s 11th Precinct responded to the 18500 block of Keystone early Wednesday morning at around 2:20AM on reports of shots fired and a possible shooting.

Full Dispatch Audio Included

Arriving officers discovered 2 victims with gunshot wounds. Detroit Fire’s Engine 56, DEMS Medics 18, 10 and DEMS Supervisor 1105 also responded.

DFD’s Engine 56, responding as MFR; Medical First Response, performed CPR on one of the victims until the arrival of DEMS.

Witnesses described the shooters vehicle as a newer model silver Chevrolet Malibu, possibly occupied with 2-3 suspects, last seen fleeing the scene eastbound on E Hildale.

One of the shooters was described as a 25-27 year old light skinned Black male, about 6’2″ in height, short hair with no facial hair.

The second suspect is described as being a dark skinned Black male with an afro, 5’6″ in height wearing a white t-shirt and basketball shorts.

A 32 year old male was pronounced deceased on the scene by Detroit EMS, the second victim, a 40 year old, was conveyed to a local hospital by DEMS Medic 10. His condition is unknown. The ages and names of the victims have not been released.

If you have any information on this shooting, the suspects or the vehicle involved, drop a dime anonymously @ 1-800-SpeakUp.

DPD/DFD & DEMS Dispatch Audio

Toddler Killed In East Side Traffic Collision, 2 Other Children In Critical Condition

May 22, 2020 By Motor City 911

DEMS Declares Multiple Casualty Incident

Detroit’s East Side: DPD’s 7th Precinct responded to reports of a multi-vehicle accident at Field & Agnes Thursday evening at around 8:24PM. Detroit Fire sent Engine 9 & Squad 3 to the scene due to reports of trapped occupants.

Arriving police units discovered multiple vehicles and multiple patients on the scene. Detroit EMS dispatched DEMS Medics 12, 23, 14 and 8 to the scene. DEMS Supervisor 1104 also responded. The number of DEMS rigs dispatched was quickly amended to include DEMS Medic 13 as the 5th DEMS Medic on scene.

Sources tell me that 5 patients were conveyed to Detroit Receiving Hospital and 3 pediatric patients to Children’s Hospital.

According to dispatch audio, DEMS Medic 23 conveyed 1 critical pediatric to Children’s Hospital and Medic 14 conveyed 2 critical pediatric patients to Children’s Hospital. DEMS Medic 8 conveyed 2 patients to DRH, Medic 12 also conveyed 2 patients to DRH and Medic 13 conveyed 1, also to DRH.

A toddler died en route to Children’s Hospital and 2 other pediatric patients are in critical condition. The 5 patients conveyed to DRH by DEMS are in stable condition.

Sources also tell me that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

Detroit EMS Dispatch Audio

Detroit Police Officers Save Woman’s Life During Traffic Stop On Detroit’s East Side

May 13, 2020 By Motor City 911

Driver Has Asthma Attack

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit police officers from the 5th Precinct saved a woman’s life this evening while performing a traffic stop at Chandler Park & Kensington. During the stop, the woman experienced an asthma attack and stopped breathing.

The 5th Precinct officers of scout car 5-3 placed the unresponsive woman in their scout car and rushed her to St John Hospital on Moross.

Still not breathing and without a pulse on arrival , the medical staff at St John Hospital performed their magic and were soon able to get the patient breathing on her own.

At the time of this writing she remains in critical condition, but alive thanks to the quick actions of the 5th Precinct’s 5-3 and the medical staff at St John Hospital.

Well done. #PoliceWeek

Detroit Fire battles multiple alarm fire on Detroit’s east side.

May 7, 2020 By Motor City 911

Winds Spread Fire On East Side

Detroit’s East Side: At 11:28AM Thursday morning, Detroit Fire’s 1st & 6th Battalions responded to 3737 Beaufait on reports of a fire. The call was first dispatched as a ‘check for a fire’ but was immediately upgraded to a Commercial Box Alarm. Battalion Chief 1 arrived on scene and reported smoke showing.

The fire started in a pallet yard @ Beaufait & Pulford and winds, or an arsonist, spread the fire quickly through the east side neighborhood. Detroit Firefighters fought 6 fires, 3 commercial structures and 3 dwellings. One firefighter was injured at the Beaufait & Pulford fire scene and was conveyed by DEMS. Firefighters had to fight not only the fires in 6 separate locations but also citizens who harassed them, blocked traffic and basically made things more difficult for those fighting the fires.

The fire scene’s were in order of alarm:

3737 Beaufait, J&J Pallet & Trucking

3601 Bellevue, Total Bus Care

Sylvester & Bellevue– Commercial Building

3627 Helen– 1 vacant dwelling, 1 occupied exposure.

3654 Concord– Dwelling

Companies assigned to the Commercial Box Alarm:

Engines 1, 17, 41, 46. Ladder Trucks 27/6/7. Squads 2 & 3. Battalion Chiefs 1 & 6. DEMS Medic 8 & DEMS Supervisor 1104.

Dispatch Audio Initial Box

Initial Commercial Box Assignment – 1128AM 5/7/2020

Engines companies started to dump their monitors once positioned.

Engines Dumping Monitors –

Battalion Chief 6 warns companies on scene there are propane storage tanks on the fire scene, then they start exploding.

Propane Tanks Explode

Companies began to position themselves in the safest positions to fight the fire.

Companies Positioning

Battalion Chief 6 positioning Ladder Trucks.

Ladder Truck Positioning

Photo of Ladder Truck 7 Courtesy of SE MI Fire & Weather

Battalion Chief 6 notifies Central Dispatch more DPD units are needed due to citizens on fire scene.

Detroit Police Needed For Crowd Control

Battalion Chief 6 calls for another box for the fire @ 3601 Bellevue, just south of the current fire @ 3737 Beaufait.

Companies Assigned: Engines 52 39 32 Ladder 31 Squad 6 Chief 5

Box Alarm 3601 Bellevue

Senior Chief 203 assumes command on 3737 Beaufait fire scene, calls for a 2nd Alarm.

Companies assigned to 2nd Alarm on Beaufait: Hamtramck Engine 1, Hamtramck Ladder 1, DFD Engine 33, DFD Squad 4, Battalion Chief 9

Senior Chief 203 Takes Incident Command

Senior Chief 203 requests DPD to Sylvester & Beaufait due to citizens harassing firefighters on fire scene.

Senior Chief 203 Calls For DPD

Power was shut off in the area during the firefight by DTE.

The fight continues on both fire scenes. 2nd Alarm companies staging @ Mack & Beaufait. Deputy Chief 201 arrives on 3601 Bellevue, cancels box alarm, cites smoke from Beaufait fire scene, but Chief 5 is still stretched and continues box.

Deputy Chief 201 Arrives

Battalion Chief 6 notifies Central Dispatch, Senior Chief 203 that a cell tower at Sylvester & Beaufait has been compromised and may collapse, moves DTE crews from area. The tower is in the same block as J&J Pallets & Trucking where the pallet fire began.

Battalion Chief 6 Cell Tower Notification

Senior Chief 203 calls for a 4th Alarm for another commercial building sparking up @ Sylvester & Bellvue, apparently we skipped a third, maybe Mack & Bellevue counted as the 3rd, I dunno.

Companies Assigned to 4th Alarm: Engine 44, Hazmat 1, Hamtramck Ladder 1, Ladder 31, Squad 4 & Chief 9.

Senior Chief 203 Calls For 4th Alarm

The fight continues, companies are being transferred from current assignments to the 4th Alarm fire @ Sylvester & Bellevue. Then the winds start up, another fire has poked its ugly head up at 3627 Helen, Arson Car 809 reports a vacant dwelling on fire but with an occupied exposure next to it. Meanwhile, Battalion Chief 9 starts towers ops up @ Sylvester & Bellevue.

Companies Assigned to the Helen Fire Scene: Engines 44, 58, 50, 56 Ladder Truck 23, Deputy Chief 201, Battalion Chief 7

3627 Fire Scene

Companies respond to the Helen Fire Scene, companies continue to shift back and forth according to the winds and Ladder Truck 7 gets an attaboy. Meanwhile, another fire on Concord starts up in the rear of a dwelling at 3624 Concord. Deputy Chief 201 sends Engine 56 heads over to check things out from the Helen fire scene. Deputy Chief 201 requests the water board due to water pressure issues, all of the fire scenes are working off the same water main. Engine 56 reports they’re stretching on the rear of a dwelling on Concord, Arson Car 805 and Engine 58 are also on Concord fire scene. Chief of the Department 200 makes the scene of the multiple.

Operations on all fire scenes and Concord lights up.

More operations, Chief of the Department 200 assumes command at the Beaufait & Pulford fire scene. Fire on Helen is out, Chief 7 leaves the scene and responds to a possible jumper.

Detroit Fire’s Chief of the Department explaining the current situation on Detroit’s east side.

A firefighter is injured on the Beaufait & Pulford fire scene and conveyed to the hospital by DEMS. All fires scenes are either under control or will be shortly.

Firefighter Injured

Detroit Police Response

Detroit Police arrived on the scene tasked with traffic control, crowd control and went on a hunt for someone flying a drone in the area. Detroit Police Thunderbird Command received a call from tower ops @ Coleman Young stating that a person was flying a drone over the fire scene, was not in possession of an FAA permit and would need to be downed. The Drone Dude was located and detained. The DPD also dealt with bystanders who for some odd reason felt it their right to interfere with fire operations, they were quickly dealt with and herded out of the area.

Detroit’s 7 Precinct, 11th Precinct, 5th Precinct and other units are directed to the fire scene, skillfully, by Rock & Roll Joe, a well known DPD dispatcher.

Initial Detroit Police Response

Detroit Police’s 7th Precinct ++ Respond To Fire Scene

More units are directed toward the scene of the fires, a Motor Unit reports the dwelling fires on Helen.

The Helen Blaze Fires Up

A citizen runs back into a burning dwelling on Helen, Detroit Police discover another fire on the roof of the Sha-Sha’s Kiddy Korner Daycare on E Grand Blvd.

More DPD Dispatch Audio

Information comes into the DPD that an arsonist may be at work in the area. Units are looking for a Black male in a red hoodie, carrying a gas can. Area of Seminole & E Canfield.

Arsonist Sought

Detroit Police hunt down the Drone Dude, flying his drone over a fire scene without FAA clearance.

Dude with a drone…

Companies continued fighting the fires, power lines, citizens etc until around 7:00PM Thrusday evening. Except for some rekindles, the fires were extinguished.