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Dispatch Audio: Body, Weapons Found On West Side Fire Scene

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Body Found In Burning Vehicle

Oakfield & Trojan Fire Scene on Detroit’s West Side

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Fire’s Engine 53 responded to the 20000 block of Oakfield early this afternoon on reports of a vehicle fire. The call was quickly upgraded to a Box Alarm, dwelling fire, for the 4th Battalion of the DFD.

Firefighters found the vehicle fire had extended to a vacant dwelling and the first company on the scene, Engine 53, made a fast attack on the blaze.

Subsequent searches found weapons in the basement of the dwelling and a body burned beyond recognition inside the vehicle.

Officer’s from the 8th Precinct and arson were dispatched to the scene.

Edit: Battalion Chief 4, Engine 54 & Squad 1 later returned to the fire scene, requested by the Detroit Police Department.

Detroit Fire 4th Battalion: Engines 53 30 54, Ladder Truck 25, Squad 1, Battalion Chief 4 & DEMS Medic 3

Detroit EMS/Detroit Fire/Detroit Police Audio

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Body Found On Roof Of Vacant House Is Missing Detroit Man

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Drevon Johnson of Detroit

First Reported On MotorCity911

Family Finds Body Of Missing 20 Year Old

Detroit’s West Side: A body found on the roof of a vacant dwelling today is reportedly a missing 20 year old Detroit man, Drevon Johnson.

Mr Johnson had been missing since December 16th 2018.

Detroit Police were called to the vacant dwelling in the 15700 block of Lesure early in the afternoon of January 17, 2019. Mr Johnson’s family made the discovery while searching vacant houses in the neighborhood.

Lesure St On Detroit’s West Side

Mr Johnson lived on the same street his body was found on and amazingly, was found in the last place he was seen. A friend of Johnson told his family members she heard shots coming from the house Mr Johnson was in, but never investigated.

Unable to reach or remove Mr Johnson’s body, the Detroit Police Department asked the Detroit Fire Department to assist in its recovery.

Detroit Fire’s 4th Battalion Chief 4, Ladder Truck 25 and Squad 1 were dispatched and Ladder 25 used its aerial platform to remove the young man’s body from the roof.

A cause of death has not been determined and the Detroit Police are investigating.

Video: I’ll just hide under here and….Awwe Crap!

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MSP’s Trooper 2 Nabs Another One

Detroit’s West Side – January 5, 2019: Michigan State Police Flying Blue Goose Trooper 2 assists Detroit PD’s 8th Precinct in the apprehension of a home invasion suspect in the area of Greenview & Pembroke, Detroit’s west side.

He thought he could hide from the evil eye in the sky…but, well, nnnope.

Off he goes to the DDC for a cheese sandwich and a juicy-juice.

Fatal Shooting On Detroit’s West Side, Again

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Fatal Shooting @ 8 Mile & Cherrylawn

Tonights fatal shooting occurred at 8923 8 Mile Rd at around 7:15pm Thursday evening.

12th Precinct officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting on 8 Mile & Wyoming. Arriving officers discovered the victim, a 36 year old male and described as a father of 5, in the parking lot of Bottom’s Up Party Store @ Cherrylawn & 8 Mile.

The man was inside the party store purchasing lottery tickets, left and was confronted by two masked assailants when he was shot multiple times.

The 2 suspects left in what is described as a black Dodge Charger or Chrysler 300. No further information is available.

Detroit EMS Medic 17 responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

Dispatch Audio: Woman Shot On Detroit’s West Side, DPD Rushes Victim To Hospital

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Detroit Police 10th Precinct

Woman Shot On Detroit’s West Side

Update 9:05PM: This is a non-fatal shooting. DPD evidence technicians have been dispatched to the shooting scene on Petoskey.

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Police’s 10th Precinct had a shooting victim show up on their doorstep Thursday evening. An unidentified female was brought to the precinct @ 12000 Livernois at around 5:43pm Thursday evening.

Dispatch audio suggests the female suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

Detroit EMS Medics were dispatched but officer’s of the 10th Precinct decided to convey the victim to Henry Ford Hospital via scout car 10-2.

The shooting scene is in the 9900 block of Petoskey on Detroit’s west side. No further information is available.

Detroit Police Dispatch Audio

As always, the information provided here is gathered from dispatch audio. The story can and often does change with further investigation.