LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER IN FRONT OF HIS FIANCÉE. WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT SIX. I’M DEVIN SCHUYLER.
>> I’M KIMBERLY GILL. TWO
PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY FOR WHAT
POLICE ARE CALLING AN ATTEMPTED
CARJACKING THAT TURNED DEADLY
HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE SUSHI KO
RESTAURANT JUST OFF FORD ROAD
NEAR MERCURY DRIVE. SHAWN LEY
LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS TERRIBLE
LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY. SHAWN.
THE VICTIM, I UNDERSTAND, IS A
WELL-LIKED LOCAL FLORIST, NOT
WELL KNOWN FLORIST.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. HIS WORK
PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. AS
YOU MENTIONED, THIS FAMILY IS
REELING. THE COMMUNITY IS
REELING. HASSAN SALAMEH WAS
WALKING OUT OF SUSHI CO RIGHT
HERE, 930 LAST NIGHT AFTER
HAVING DINNER WITH HIS FIANCEE.
HE WAS PARKED RIGHT HERE AND HE
WAS SHOT AND KILLED. NOW,
POLICE MADE ARRESTS EARLIER
TODAY. WE CAN SHOW YOU THOSE
ARRESTS. TAKE A LOOK AT. HANDS
UP, HANDS UP.
>> BOXED IN WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
>> SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM
AN AUTO SHOP ON TIREMAN IN
DETROIT. POLICE TAKING DOWN AT
LEAST ONE OF TWO SUSPECTS
WANTED FOR THE BRUTAL MURDER OF
29 YEAR OLD DEARBORN FLORIST
HASSAN SALAMEH. THIS IS THE
SCENE AT 930 LAST NIGHT IN THIS
BUSY SHOPPING AREA OFF OF FORD
ROAD IN DEARBORN. SALAMEH AND
HIS FIANCE FINISHED DINNER AT
THE RESTAURANT SUSHI KO. WHEN
SALAMEH GOT TO THE DOOR OF HIS
LUXURY MERCEDES G-WAGON, THE
SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS PARKED
RIGHT NEXT TO HIM WAITING. DAVE
ABDULLAH IS THE DEARBORN
HEIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT. HE
IS ALSO THE VICTIM’S COUSIN. HE
SAYS THE FIANCÉ WAS GETTING
INTO THE SUVS PASSENGER SIDE
AND SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A LITTLE
COMMOTION AND THEN SHE HEARD
THREE SHOTS.
>> SHE FELL TO THE GROUND RIGHT
THERE AS SHE FELL TO THE GROUND
LOOKING UP, YOU COULD SEE THE
BLOOD RIGHT THERE TO THE LEFT.
GOD REST HIS SOUL.
>> EVERYBODY IN THE RESTAURANT
VERY, VERY SCARED.
>> THIS MAN, KONG THAI, WORKS
AT SUSHI KO. HE SAYS THE
SHOOTER COVERED HIS FACE.
>> HE COVERED HIS FACE.
>> I COULDN’T SEE HIS FACE. NO
NO PLATE, NO.
>> NO LICENSE PLATE WAS JUST A
CRAZY SCENE.
>> ABSOLUTELY CRAZY SCENE FOR A
YOUNG MAN LIKE THIS. I DON’T
KNOW. I’M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
HONESTLY.
>> DEARBORN POLICE CALLING THIS
AN ATTEMPT, A CARJACKING.
AGAIN, TWO IN CUSTODY. POLICE
MAY BE LOOKING FOR OTHERS AND
KIMBERLY, SERVICES FOR SALAMEH
ARE BEGINNING RIGHT NOW HERE IN
DEARBORN. BACK TO YOU.
>> IT’S JUST HEARTBREAKING.
>> SHAWN, AND THE FACT THAT
HASSAN WAS ENGAGED TO BE
MARRIED, I CANNOT IMAGINE THE
HEARTBREAK FOR BOTH FAMILIES IN
THIS AND FAMILIES ARE SHARING
WITH US A BIG CELEBRATION WAS
BEING PLANNED IN JUST A FEW
WEEKS FOR THE COUPLE.
>> HEARTBREAKING. YEAH
>> OKAY, SHAWN, THANK YOU.
>> TO MCCOMB COUNTY, DEPUTIES
ARE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGED
ASSAULT OF A JUVENILE IN
CUSTODY. PROSECUTOR PETE LUCIDO
SAYS THE DEPUTIES WERE
TRANSPORTING A 14 YEAR OLD.
WORDS WERE EXCHANGED. THEY
PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND
DEPUTY DEREK REED PULLED THE
TEEN OUT AND ASSAULTED HIM.
DEPUTY REED AND A TEN YEAR
VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT IS
NOW CHARGED WITH TWO
MISDEMEANORS, INCLUDING CHILD
ABUSE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
DEPUTY ALLEN, WHERE A 16 YEAR
VETERAN OF THE FORCE IS CHARGED
WITH WILLFUL NEGLECT OF DUTY.
BOTH DEPUTIES ARE RIGHT NOW ON
PAID ADMINISTR LEAVE.
>> WELL, TONIGHT, STELLANTIS
HAS GIVEN THE UAW A NEW OFFER.
THIS AS LAYOFFS AT PLANTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STARTING
UP BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE. MARA
MACDONALD IS LIVE AT STELLANTIS
HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILLS.
MARA, THE LOCAL THERE STAGED
ANOTHER PRACTICE PICKET AT
KIMBERLY THAT’S RIGHT.
>> AND THE IDEA BEHIND THESE
PRACTICE PICKETS, THEY ONLY
LAST ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO MAX
IS TO LET THE BARGAINING TEAMS
KNOW THAT THE LOCALS OUT HERE
HAVE THEIR BACK AND THEY WILL
DO WHAT IS ASKED OF THEM.
STELLANTIS IS NOW THE FIRST
AUTOMAKER SINCE THE STRIKE WAS
CALLED TO OFFER UP A NEW DEAL.
THE UAW GOT IT TODAY AND SAYS
IT’S REVIEWING IT, NOT FOR
SALE.
>> CTC IS NOT FOR SALE.
>> MEANWHILE, STELLANTIS
MEMBERS OF LOCAL 412 WALKED THE
LINE IN A PRACTICE PICKET AT
STELLANTIS HEADQUARTERS.
>> THE WHOLE POINT IS TO SHOW
THAT WE’RE THERE’S SOLIDARITY
FOR ALL OF US, AND WE’RE HERE
TO FIGHT FOR EVERYBODY THAT’S
IN OUR UNION.
>> WE’RE NOW SEEING LAYOFFS AT
AUTOMAKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
BECAUSE OF THESE TARGETED
SHUTDOWNS. SILENT ICE CONFIRMS
WORKERS AT A PLANT NEAR TOLEDO
WERE SENT HOME TODAY AND IT
ANTICIPATE MORE LAYOFFS AT ITS
KOKOMO, INDIANA, FACILITY
SHORTLY. IT AFFECTS ABOUT 370
WORKERS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS
TAKEN ITS FAIRFAX PLANT IN
KANSAS OFFLINE. THAT’S PUT 2000
ON LAYOFF. MEANWHILE, PLANS ARE
STILL ON FOR FEIN TO ADDRESS
THE MEMBERSHIP ON FRIDAY
MORNING, WHERE IT’S EXPECTED
HE’LL ANNOUNCE FURTHER STRIKE
TARGETS.
>> AS WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE UP A
LOT OF WHAT WAS GIVEN UP FROM
THE BANKRUPTCY IN 2008. YOU
KNOW, IT’S OUR OPPORTUNITY AND
IT’S OUR TIME TO RECOVER THAT
WE THINK IT’S JUST AND FAIR.
>> BACK HERE LIVE IN TALKING TO
UAW MEMBERS WHO DID THIS PICKET
RIGHT IN THE SHADOW OF ITS
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TODAY,
NOT ONE OF THEM DID NOT THINK
THAT WE WEREN’T GOING TO SEE
FURTHER PLANTS IS BEING HIT
WITH STRIKES ON THIS FRIDAY.
AND THEY ALSO REALLY THINK THAT
THE STELLANTIS BARGAINING IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE FORD AND GM
BARGAINING. THEY THINK THERE
ARE DIFFERENT SETS OF ISSUES
HERE FOR THEM VERSUS FORD AND
GM. WE ARE LIVE IN AUBURN HILLS
RIGHT NOW AT STELLANTIS
HEADQUARTERS. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THIS VERY, VERY CLOSELY. MARA
THANKS.
>> CRIMINAL CHARGES WILL NOT BE
RESTORED AGAINST SEVEN KEY
FIGURES IN THE FLINT WATER
CRISIS. THAT IS THE NEW RULING
FROM MICHIGAN’S SUPREME COURT.
THE JUSTICES PREVIOUSLY STRUCK
DOWN THE CHARGES RULING THE USE
OF A ONE JUDGE GRAND JURY BY
THE FLINT WATER PROSECUTION
TEAM WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
PROSECUTOR HAS TRIED TO ARGUE
THE CHARGES COULD BE EASILY
REVIVED BY REFILING THE
DOCUMENTS. THAT ARGUMENT,
THOUGH, REJECTED BY THE STATE
SUPREME COURT. AND THAT MEANS
CHARGES WON’T BE REINSTATED
AGAINST FORMER STATE HEALTH
DIRECTOR NICK LYON AND SIX
OTHER DEFENDANTS. FLINT
PROSECUTION TEAM SAYS THE
RULING DOES NOT PROVE THE
DEFENDANTS ARE INNOCENT AND IT
IS REVIEWING THE STATUTES AND
CONSIDERING ITS NEXT STEPS.
FIREFIGHTERS PREPARE FOR ALL
SORTS OF DANGEROUS SCENARIOS,
BUT ONE OF MARYVILLE’S BRAVEST
STILL GOT CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.
>> ROGER DIJAK SUFFERED A HEART
ATTACK AND NEEDED QUADRUPLE
BYPASS SURGERY. THEN CAME
ANOTHER MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND
THE BILLS THAT COME WITH IT
ALL. PAMELA OSBORNE SHOWS US
HOW THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING
AROUND SOMEONE WHO’S DEDICATED
HIMSELF TO MAKING OTHERS SAFE.
WE SPENT OUR AFTERNOON SPEAKING
WITH ROGER DIJAK’S, FELLOW
FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY SAY HE
IS THE GUY YOU WANT TO COME TO
YOUR RESCUE IN THE EVENT OF AN
EMERGENCY.
>> BUT AFTER SUFFERING HIS OWN
EMERGENCY HERE AT THE FIRE
STATION, HE COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP. 51 YEAR OLD ROGER
DIJAK IS THE EMBODIMENT OF
PHYSICAL FITNESS, VERY OUTGOING
, EXTROVERTED, VERY
EXPERIENCED, WELL VERSED.
>> HE’S SOMEBODY THAT LOVES TO
JOKE AROUND AT THE FIRE
STATION. BUT THINGS GOT
SERIOUS, REAL SERIOUS LAST
MONTH WHEN DIJAK STARTED
FEELING UNWELL.
>> HE WAS ACTUALLY HE WAS AT
WORK AT THE FIRE STATION.
>> IT WAS KIND OF BOTHERING HIM
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HE ENDED UP
FINALLY TELLING ONE OF THE
OTHER GUYS LIKE, HEY, SOMETHING
DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT. I NEED TO
GET CHECKED OUT.
>> FELLOW FIREFIGHTER KYLE
SAIKI SAYS THEY CHECKED HIM OUT
AND THE EKG RESULTS WERE FINE.
THEY DECIDED TO TAKE HIM TO THE
HOSPITAL ANYWAY, AND THAT’S
WHEN THEY LEARNED HE WAS HAVING
A HEART ATTACK AND WAS IN
IMMEDIATE NEED OF MEDICAL
INTERVENTION.
>> THEN HE ENDED UP GETTING A
QUADRUPLE BYPASS SURGERY AND
THEN ALSO HAD TO GO BACK INTO
THE HOSPITAL A FEW DAYS AFTER
BEING DISCHARGED BECAUSE HE
ENDED UP GETTING AN INFECTION
IN ONE OF HIS SITES. I REMEMBER
ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I WENT
UP AND SAW HIM IN THE HOSPITAL,
HE WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT HOW
SOON HE COULD GET BACK TO CLASS
AND HOW SOON HE COULD COME BACK
TO WORK. AND THAT’S ALL HE
COULD THINK ABOUT WAS HOW SOON
CAN I GET BACK TO WORK?
>> IT’S NOT CLEAR WHEN HE’LL BE
ABLE TO RETURN TO FULL DUTY,
WHICH HAS PRESENTED ANOTHER SET
OF CHALLENGES FOR DIJAK. WHILE
HE’S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER AFTER
SERVING AT DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS OVER THE YEARS, HE
ONLY RECENTLY WAS HIRED ON FULL
TIME AT MARYSVILLE SCHOOL WITH
HIM BEING NEW ON THE JOB LIKE
MYSELF AND HIM BEING ON
PROBATION, NOT HAVING THE SICK
TIME OR THE VACATION TIME OR
ANYTHING BUILT UP. SO THEY’RE
HOSTING A BIG SPAGHETTI
FUNDRAISER AT THE FIREHOUSE
SATURDAY FROM 4 TO 7. WE’RE
DOING THIS FUNDRAISER TO TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT HE STILL HAS AN
INCOME FOR NOT ONLY HIMSELF,
BUT HIS DAUGHTER AS WELL.
>> THE MAJORITY OF HIS LIFE HAS
BEEN DEVOTED TO SERVING OTHERS,
SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND
GIVING BACK.
>> INITIALLY, THEY WERE
PLANNING FOR ABOUT 500, BUT
WORD HAS SPREAD QUICKLY AND NOW
NOW THEY’RE PLANNING FOR EVEN
MORE.
>> IT’S REALLY NICE. IT GIVES
US A BOOST, NOT ONLY ROGER, BUT
ALL OF US ON THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF THE JOBS
THAT WE DO, YOU KNOW, IT’S
THANKLESS WORK. IT’S EXHAUSTING
WORK.
>> THAT FUNDRAISER IS SATURDAY.
WE’RE POSTING ALL OF THE
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN
PARTICIPATE OR HOW YOU CAN
DONATE ON OUR WEBSITE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. IN
MARYSVILLE, I’M PAMELA OSBORNE,
LOCAL 4.
>> PAMELA, THANK YOU. AND
BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT,
MCLAREN HOSPITAL WANTS TO OFFER
FREE HEART CHECKS AND
SCREENINGS FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE
WAITING ON ROGER’S RETURN TO
GET THAT STARTED.
>> AND IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHY
WE DIDN’T SPEAK WITH ROGER
HIMSELF, IT’S BECAUSE HE’S
CONTINUING HIS PARAMEDIC
TRAINING. EVEN AS HE RECOVERS
FROM HIS HEART ATTACK AND
SURGERY. THAT. WELL, WE WERE
PROMISED A RETURN TO WARMER
WEATHER AND HERE IT CAME.
>> I KNOW THAT SOME ARE JUST
KIND OF HOLDING ON BY ITS
FINGERNAILS THERE AS WE
APPROACH THE BEGINNING OF FALL.
>> TOOTH AND NAIL. ABSOLUTELY
THIS SATURDAY IS THE OFFICIAL
BEGINNING OF FALL, BUT IT’S
GOING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. IT’S 77
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. IT WAS 78
LAST HOUR. THAT’S AS WARM AS WE
GOT. 74 AT METRO, ALSO IN
PONTIAC, LOW 70S IN MOUNT
CLEMENS AND IN PORT HURON. NOT
MUCH IN THE WAY OF CLOUD
COVERAGE. WE’VE GOT NICE, CLEAR
SKIES, BUT OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS, CLOUDS WILL
START TO RETURN AND CONTINUE TO
THICKEN UP OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT
SO TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A
LITTLE CLOUDY, BUT IT’S GOING
TO BE WARM. 60 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT
BLANKET OF CLOUDS. WE SHOULDN’T
REALLY DROP MUCH FARTHER THAN
ABOUT 58 DEGREES IN THE
SUBURBS. 60 AT THE AIRPORT. AND
THEN WHEN THE KIDS COME HOME
FROM SCHOOL TOMORROW, IT WILL
BE IN THE UPPER 70S WITH A MIX
OF CLOUDS AND SUN. SOME CITIES
WILL HIT 80 DEGREES. WE’LL TALK