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A 19-year-old was arraigned on first-degree murder and felony firearm charges in the June killing of a 23-year-old on Detroit’s west side; a probable-cause hearing is set July 29.
A federal judge sentenced Omar R. Pouncy to five years after prosecutors say he paid a witness and coached false testimony; the term will run after decades‑long state sentences.
An attendee suffered severe neck lacerations at Blissfest; Emmet County detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.
A Detroit Fire Department lieutenant has been placed on administrative leave after federal charges alleging attempted receipt and possession of child pornography; the investigation and court case are ongoing.
Three people were arraigned in Detroit after prosecutors charged them in the carjacking of a Sterling Heights man. Court and booking records show at least one defendant faces additional assault and weapons counts.
A former Flint officer faces assault-with-intent, felony‑firearm and misconduct charges over a Jan. 20 shooting that left a driver hurt by bullet fragments, prosecutors say.
A murder trial opened Monday in Oakland County for a man accused in the June 13, 2025 drive-by that killed Thomas Washington. Jurors convened as prosecutors moved forward with murder and weapons counts.
A child was struck on westbound Eight Mile Road Sunday night and the driver fled. Michigan State Police are asking anyone with information to call 248-584-5740.
A fatal shooting on Tuller Street left one man dead and one person detained; Detroit police recovered two weapons and say the scene was isolated.
Southfield police investigated a midday shooting near Eight Mile and Beech Sunday; no injuries were reported and investigators are asking for tips.
A Fairbanks grand jury indicted a suspect in the 1993 killing of Patrick Dearth after remains were found in a barrel; authorities arrested a Michigan man on July 16, 2026.
The state’s high court found Detroit officers misled a suspect about getting a lawyer; his post-invocation statements were suppressed and the case remanded to Wayne County.
A four-vehicle crash on westbound I-94 near Woodward left at least one person dead and several injured, forcing long closures and major delays on the westbound lanes.
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