DROID. THE STORY HAS BEEN EVOLVING EVER SINCE YOU GOT THAT ALERT ON YOUR PHONE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THANKS,
EVERYBODY, FOR JOINING US. I’M
KAREN DREW, IN FOR DEVIN
SCILLIAN. I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> SO LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP
WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
HERE. WINTERSMITH WAS BELIEVED
TO BE WITH A 26 YEAR OLD MAN
WITH TIES TO HERE IN DETROIT.
SHE WAS HE WAS ARRESTED THIS
MORNING AFTER A CHASE IN SAINT
CLAIR SHORES. BUT THERE’S STILL
NO SIGN OF THE LITTLE GIRL,
VICTOR WILLIAMS IS LIVE ON THIS
STORY. VICTOR WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING?
>> WELL, KIMBERLY, KAREN, SO
MANY AGENCIES ARE WORKING, DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BRING
THIS LITTLE GIRL HOME. AND THIS
IS ACTUALLY THE INTERSECTION
WHERE THAT MAN WHO IS BELIEVED
TO HAVE KIDNAPED HER WAS
ARRESTED RIGHT HERE AT TEN MILE
AND LITTLE MAC. BUT ALL OF THE
PEOPLE THAT WE SPOKE TO ARE
HOPING FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF
THIS TWO YEAR OLD, ESPECIALLY
HER GRANDMOTHER, WHO LIVES IN
DETROIT.
>> BUT THIS IS WINTER SANDAL AND
THIS IS HER ROBE THAT I BOUGHT
HER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER. SO IT
JUST I BELIEVE IN ENERGY AND
FREQUENCY. SO IT KEEPS ME CLOSE
TO HER.
>> SHARON EDDINGS IS HOPING THAT
WHEREVER HER GRANDDAUGHTER IS
RIGHT NOW, SHE’S WITH HER IN
SPIRIT. AS THE SEARCH CONTINUES
FOR TWO YEAR OLD WINTER COLE
SMITH I FEEL LIKE I’M I’M THERE
WITH HER. SHE’S BEEN ON EDGE
EVER SINCE FINDING OUT THE TWO
YEAR OLD WAS KIDNAPED IN
LANSING, ALLEGEDLY AT THE HANDS
OF THIS MAN. HER MOTHER’S
EX-BOYFRIEND WAS SHOT. MALIK
TRICE.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE
FROM HIS PARENTS. WE DON’T KNOW
IF THEY’RE UP THERE. HE’S NOT
TALKING TO THE FBI. HE REFUSED
TO TALK PRIOR TO WINTERS
KIDNAPING.
>> IT’S ALLEGED THAT RASHAD EVEN
STABBED WINTER’S MOTHER WHEN HE
STABBED HER FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND FROM HER SISTER, SHE
WAS ABLE TO STAB HIM BACK.
>> RIGHT. WOUND HIM BACK. AND
THAT’S WHEN HE GRABBED WINTER
AND THREATENED TO HARM HER. AND
THAT’S WHEN HE LEFT.
>> POLICE EVENTUALLY FOUND HIM
DRIVING A CHEVY IMPALA BELONGING
TO WINTERS. MOTHER SAINT CLAIR
SHORES. POLICE TOOK HIM INTO
CUSTODY AFTER CRASHING AT LITTLE
MAC IN TEN MILE. HOWEVER, NO
SIGN OF THE TWO YEAR OLD SHARON
IS ULTIMATELY HOPING THAT WINTER
IS FOUND SAFE AND SOUND. I WENT
THROUGH SOME THING I’VE NEVER
FELT BEFORE.
>> I’VE LOST PEOPLE. I’VE GROWN
UP IN DETROIT. I’VE SEEN SOME
STUFF, BUT I NEVER HAD A CHILD
IN DANGER. AND SO THAT WAS I
CAN’T EVEN EXPLAIN IT. MY BONES
SHOOK.
>> NOW, SHARON SAYS THERE IS A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE
ABOUT WINTER’S WHEREABOUTS AND
WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT AT 6
P.M. FOR NOW, WE ARE REPORTING
LIVE IN SAINT CLAIR SHORES.
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> LITTLE WINTER IS FOUND SAFE
AND SOUND. VICTOR, WE APPRECIATE
IT. AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH
YOU AT SIX OR IF ANYTHING NEW
DEVELOPS OVER THIS NEXT HOUR OF
NEWS. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> OUR OTHER TOP STORY TONIGHT
IS THE WEATHER AND WORRIES ABOUT
RAIN, EVEN THE CHANCE OF A
POP-UP STORM. RIGHT NOW, IT IS
PRETTY QUIET ON EXACT TRACK, 40
RADAR, NOT A LIVE PICTURES FROM
OUR SOUTHFIELD SKYCAM.
>> WE’VE GOT ANOTHER AIR QUALITY
ALERT, BUT THIS TIME IT IS NOT
THE SMOKE THAT’S CAUSING THIS
ONE. WE’RE GETTING READY FOR THE
HEAT TO CRANK UP FOR THE FOURTH.
>> SO LET’S GET OVER TO BRIAN
SHERMAN. HE IS IN FOR KIM ADAMS
THIS EVENING. AND BRIAN, WE’VE
BEEN STUCK IN THIS ROCKY WEATHER
PATTERN FOR A FEW DAYS.
>> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. KAREN AND
KIMBERLY SHOWERS AND STORMS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE
MAJORITY OF US DRY FOR THE
MOMENT ON EXACT EXACT TRACK. 40.
IF I COULD TALK. RIGHT. BUT I AM
TRACKING JUST A FEW SHOWERS AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONROE
COUNTY RIGHT AROUND LAMBERTVILLE
AND OFF TO THE NORTH AND THEN
CROSSING OVER THE STATE LINE
INTO TOLEDO. OUTSIDE OF IT,
EVERYONE IS DRY AND WARM HEADING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THINGS
WILL HEAT UP TOMORROW BECAUSE OF
THAT. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR THE MAJORITY
OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. NOW
THIS IS FOR OZONE PARTS BULLETS,
NOT THE WILDFIRE SMOKE LIKE WE
HAD FOR THE MAJORITY OF NEXT
WEEK BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE
VERY HOT AND VERY HUMID. IT’S
GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE
POLLUTED SIDE FOR THE OZONE AS
WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW. UNTIL
THEN, WE’LL KEEP AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR STORM INTO THE
FORECAST THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW 80S BY
6:00 TONIGHT, SKIES GOING MAINLY
CLEAR INTO THE OVERNIGHT LOW
70S. BY MIDNIGHT ON OUR WAY INTO
THE MID 60S. BY TOMORROW
MORNING, WE KEEP THE CHANCE OF A
SHOWER OR TWO AROUND THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE BETTER
CHANCES OF RAIN MOVE IN AS WE
HEAD TOWARD THURSDAY, I’LL TIME
OUT HOW HOT THINGS ARE GOING TO
GET OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AND YOUR COMPLETE FOREWARN
FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. OKAY BRIAN, THE MAN
ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING AND KILLING
HIS GIRLFRIEND WHO WAS A NURSE
AT DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL,
WAS BACK IN COURT TODAY.
>> AND THAT’S WHERE A JUDGE
ORDERED JAMIR MILLER TO STAND
TRIAL IN AN UNRELATED DRUG CASE
DOWNRIVER, EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT
CONNECTED TO THE MURDER. NICK
MONACELLI EXPLAINS WHY HIS
APPEARANCE TODAY WAS STILL VERY
IMPORTANT AT THIS MATTER. THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
VERSUS JAMIR MILLER, JAMIR
MILLER FACING A JUDGE THIS
MORNING WITH 14 CHARGES AGAINST
HIM FROM AN INCIDENT IN TAYLOR
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER
REVEALED MILLER ALLEGEDLY HAD
GUNS, AMMUNITION AND DRUGS IN
HIS APARTMENT.
>> THEY WERE SUSPECTED IN
NARCOTICS SUSPECT OF BEING
FENTANYL, HEROIN AND ALL THAT,
THOUGH, COMES SECONDS TO THE
MURDER CHARGES HE’S FACING IN
MAY.
>> INVESTIGATORS SAY MILLER
KIDNAPED PATRICE WILSON, A
NURSE, FINISH WORKING HER SHIFT
AT DETROIT, RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
POLICE SAY MILLER WAS DISGUISED
WEARING A BLOND WIG AND FORCED
HER INTO HER CAR AND DROVE AWAY.
WILSON’S BODY WAS LATER FOUND IN
THAT CAR OUTSIDE HER APARTMENT
IN NOVI.
>> SHE’D BEEN TRYING TO GET AWAY
FROM HIM BECAUSE SHE KNOW HE WAS
TOXIC FOR HER.
>> TODAY’S HEARING WAS FOR THE
JUDGE TO MAKE SURE THERE’S
ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR A TRIAL.
MILLER WILL BE BACK IN COURT ON
THE MURDER CHARGES ON JULY 11TH.
I’M NICK MONACELLI, LOCAL 4.
>> MILLER FACES FIRST DEGREE
MURDER FELONY MURDER,
CARJACKING, ARMED ROBBERY, FELON
IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND
FIVE COUNTS OF FELONY FIREARM.
IT WAS A WEEKEND OF VIOLENCE
ACROSS THE NATION BEFORE THE 4TH
OF JULY HOLIDAY IS ANOTHER US
CITY DEALS WITH A MASS SHOOTING.
>> TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED,
DOZENS MORE INJURED WHEN A
GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT A BLOCK
PARTY IN BALTIMORE. MANY OF THE
VICTIMS ARE IN THEIR TEENS. DREW
PETRIMOULX IS FOLLOWING THAT
STORY TONIGHT FROM WASHINGTON.
>> GUN VIOLENCE BROKE OUT OVER
THE WEEKEND IN CITIES BIG AND
SMALL. AND NOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS BRACING FOR THE JULY 4TH
HOLIDAY, WHICH HAS BEEN PLAGUED
BY SHOOTINGS IN RECENT YEARS.
THE CITY OF BALTIMORE REELING
AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTS EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING DURING A BLOCK
PARTY. 30 PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND
TWO VICTIMS WERE KILLED ONCE
AGAIN.
>> WE WON’T STOP UNTIL WE FIND
THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> BUT THE CARNAGE IN BALTIMORE
IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF GUN
VIOLENCE THAT RAGED ACROSS THE
US OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. IN
WICHITA, KANSAS, SEVEN PEOPLE
WERE SHOT AFTER A GUNMAN OPENED
FIRE AT A NIGHTCLUB IN CHICAGO.
POLICE SAY 31 PEOPLE WERE SHOT
WITH THREE KILLED OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS AS HIGHLAND PARK,
A CHICAGO SUBURB, PREPARES TO
MARK THE SOLEMN ONE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASS SHOOTING
AT A JULY 4TH PARADE THAT LEFT
SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD. I WILL NEVER
NOT BE HERE AND NOT THINK ABOUT
WHAT WE WENT THROUGH. WHILE
PRELIMINARY NUMBERS SHOW OVERALL
GUN HOMICIDES APPEAR TO BE
COMING DOWN FROM THE RECORD
HIGHS SEEN DURING THE HEIGHT OF
THE PANDEMIC, MASS SHOOTINGS ARE
ON THE RISE. SO FAR THIS YEAR,
THERE HAVE BEEN 340 MASS
SHOOTINGS CONTINUING AN UPWARD
TREND THAT STARTED IN 2020.
>> THIS IS A TRULY HEARTBREAKING
REALITY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE SEE
THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. A
HOLIDAY WEEKEND, A WEEKEND
PERIOD ENDING IN GUNFIRE.
>> ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE
DAY, THERE ARE WORRIES THAT MORE
VIOLENCE WILL COME.
>> I IMPLORE EVERYONE TO PLEASE
BE SAFE. THINK OF THOSE AROUND
YOU AND THE LIVES YOU COULD
POTENTIALLY IMPACT IF YOU MAKE A
WRONG CHOICE.
>> ACCORDING TO THE GUN VIOLENCE
ARCHIVE DATABASE OVER THE LAST
DECADE, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE
MASS SHOOTINGS. ON JULY FOURTH
THAN ANY OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR.
AND JULY 4TH HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY
VIOLENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS. THE US IS AVERAGING TEN
MASS SHOOTING EVENTS ON THE
HOLIDAY SINCE 2020. IN
WASHINGTON, I’M DREW PETRIMOULX,
LOCAL 4 AND BALTIMORE POLICE
BELIEVE THE SHOTS CAME FROM AT
LEAST 2 OR 3 GUNS, BUT AS OF
NOW, NO SUSPECTS ARE IN CUSTODY.
>> WELL, THIS 4TH OF JULY
HOLIDAY, THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF MARINE DIVISION IS DOING
A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN ASKING
PEOPLE TO BE SAFE ON THE LAKES.
>> THEY ARE STEPPING UP PATROLS
IN A REALLY BIG WAY OVER THE
WEEKEND. AND THROUGH TOMORROW.
MARA MACDONALD LIVE IN KEEGO
HARBOR FOR US. AND MARA,
CATHOLIC IS ALWAYS REALLY BUSY
ON THE WEEKENDS.
>> KAREN SUPER BUSY AND IT IS
SPECTACULAR OUT HERE TODAY. AND
I MUST TELL YOU, THE VIBE IS ONE
THAT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY AND
THAT’S BEEN A REAL CONCERTED
EFFORT OUT HERE. YOU KNOW, KEEGO
HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CASS
FRONT AS ITS CAST LAKEFRONT AS
ITS BACKYARD. AND IN THE PAST
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ISSUES
HERE, ESPECIALLY OVER HOLIDAYS,
WITH PEOPLE COMING HERE AND NOT
BEHAVING THE WAY THEY SHOULD.
KEEGO KEEGO HARBOR MAYOR ROB
COLEMAN EXPLAINS WHAT THE ISSUES
HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST AND REALLY
WHAT THEY’RE DOING NOW. TAKE A
LISTEN.
>> WE LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE COME
AND THEY COME FROM THE BEACHES.
THEY’LL GO TO DINNER AFTERWARDS.
THEY HAVE A GREAT FAMILY
EXPERIENCE ON THEIR BOAT, ON
THEIR PONTOON. IT’S JUST WHEN
PEOPLE GET A LITTLE
DISRESPECTFUL. IF YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, NOBODY’S ALLOWED TO
DRIVE A CAR ON CATHOLIC ROAD IF
THEY’RE DRUNK. WE’RE TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE
ON THE LAKE, THEY’RE BEING
RESPONSIBLE AND THERE’S NO
TRAGEDIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN
CASS LAKE, WHERE UNFORTUNATELY,
YOU HEAR ABOUT THOSE FROM TIME
TO TIME.
>> BACK HERE LIVE. SO WHAT DID
KEEGO DO? ESSENTIALLY, IT IS
PARTNERED WITH THE OAKLAND
COUNTY MARINE DIVISION THROUGH A
LOT OF HARD WORK OVER THE LAST
YEAR. THEY HAVE A WHOLE PLAN IN
PLACE FOR SPECIFICALLY JULY 4TH
AND HOW TO KEEP THE VIBE OUT
HERE. WONDERFUL FOR KIDS,
WONDERFUL FOR FAMILIES. AND THAT
MEANS STEPPED UP ENFORCEMENT
RIGHT NOW. DOES THAT MEAN A
BUNCH OF PEOPLE OUT HERE GETTING
TICKETS? THAT’S NOT WHAT IT
MEANS. IT MEANS MORE ABOUT
EDUCATION. YOU GET PULLED OVER
BY ONE OF THESE DEPUTIES OUT
HERE ON THE LAKE. THEIR GOAL
ISN’T TO WRITE YOU A TICKET.
THEIR GOAL IS TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT’S GOING ON ON THE BOAT AND
TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE ON HOW
TO ACT BETTER. AND SO FAR, IT IS
WORKING. THIS COULD NOT BE MORE
ZEN OUT HERE ON THIS LAKE. AND
IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN OUT HERE ON
CASS DURING A HOLIDAY, YOU KNOW
THAT IT’S NOT TYPICALLY ZEN. IT
IS NOW. AND THE MAYOR TOLD ME,
REALLY IT’S ABOUT A SHIFT IN
CULTURE OF WHAT IS ALLOWED OUT
HERE AND WHAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE
HERE ARE WILLING TO PUT UP WITH.
KAREN KIMBERLY, WE’RE LIVE IN
KEEGO. BACK TO YOU.
>> MAKING GOOD POINTS, OBVIOUSLY
FOLLOW THE RULES AND SHOW SOME
RESPECT. OBVIOUSLY TO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY’RE SO
LOVED TO BE SHARING THEIR LAKE