Mayor Duggan started a program to help entrepreneurs with federal funds called the Motor City Match program; spending $7 million on local businesses. The feds are now investigating improper use of funds. Has Duggan been involved with a program that hasn’t had whispers of corruption?
A Detroiter in his yard by W. Warren and Livernois heard a noise inside his house. He went inside to investigate and was confronted by a burglar in his 20s who started shooting. The homeowner returned fire, killing the home invader. Doesn’t everyone garden with a firearm?
Hey, let’s go to a Detroit Coney Island!
Wait, what?
At the Nicky D’s Coney on W. 7 Mile and Greenfield, two patrons disrupted other customers and then Shot one multiple times, who is in critical condition. The suspects were upset that the restaurant didn’t serve fried mushrooms – well, wouldn’t we all get violent over something that important!
And finally, in “It is a Darwin move to be anywhere near Detroit” news,
- 48-year-old Detroiter, Reginald Ramsey, was just arraigned for 1st-degree murder. He killed 78-year-old Thomas Ellis, whose body was found in an alley last spring.
- What were you doing at age 24? Andre Cockerman Jr was just arraigned for 4 felonies: first-degree murder, felony murder, armed robbery, and car theft. Cockerman was already a felon before he murdered his latest victim by E. 8 Mile and Kelly.
- A suspect attempted to rob a 15-year-old in a computer game exchange at gunpoint, shooting the kid who is now listed in serious condition. His father, who was watching from the front window, ran outside when he saw the gun and shot the suspect, killing him.
- Two passengers in a ride-sharing car were robbed when the car was pinned in the front and rear by a criminal crew near I-75 and the Lodge freeway.
- A 27-year-old man was shot and killed outside of a liquor store at Conner and Harper Ave., Detroit police have found over 30 bullet shells at the scene.
- Detroit Police had a busy night, 3 separate shootings on the west side. Five were shot, one was killed. A 4-year-old was one of the injured, shot in the leg, and is listed in serious condition.
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