A SMALL HOME IN DEARBORN IS THE SCENE OF A MURDER INVESTIGATION. IT’S WHAT WAS ALLEGEDLY
OPERATING INSIDE THAT HOME
LEADING TO MORE QUESTIONS, WE’RE
TOLD, AN ILLEGAL DENTIST’S
OFFICE WAS OPERATING OUT OF THE
BASEMENT OF THAT HOME. GLAD
YOU’RE WITH US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS
AT SIX. I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN. I’M
KIMBERLY GILL.
>> THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND
1 A.M. LAST THURSDAY AT A HOME
ON OLMSTEAD NEAR MICHIGAN AVENUE
AND WEST OUTER DRIVE. SHAWN LEY
JOINS US LIVE. SHAWN A DISPUTE
OVER DENTAL WORK ALLEGEDLY IS
WHAT LED TO THAT GUN FIRE.
>> KIMBERLY YOU’RE RIGHT. PEOPLE
WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
INSIDE THAT HOME. WE’VE BEEN
DIGGING FOR ANSWERS TODAY.
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE FINDING. JUST
GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE VICTIM’S
SISTER HERE. HER BROTHER WAS
SEEING THIS DENTIST FOR SOME
WORK AND WAS IN CONSTANT PAIN
AFTER SEEING HIM AND WAS
REACHING OUT TO HIM LAST WEEK
SAYING HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE PAIN AFTER HE WAS
SEEING HIM AS A DENTIST. BUT
THIS CLINIC WAS IN THIS MAN’S
BASEMENT. THE DENTIST TOLD HIM
TO COME AT MIDNIGHT LAST
THURSDAY FOR SOME PAIN RELIEF.
THAT YOUNG MAN WAS SHOT TO DEATH
RIGHT INSIDE THAT HOME. WHERE
WAS THIS CLINIC?
>> IT WAS IN WEST DEARBORN, IN
HIS HOUSE IN A BASEMENT.
>> IN THE BASEMENT?
>> YEAH, IN A BASEMENT.
>> HOW CAN YOU PRACTICE
DENTISTRY IN A BASEMENT?
>> I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T KNOW. I
DON’T KNOW WHERE HE’S GETTING
ALL THE MEDICINE, THE LIDOCAINE,
ALL THIS STUFF. I DON’T KNOW. IS
HE GETTING FROM. I DON’T KNOW.
SHE IS NOT READY TO SHOW HER
FACE.
>> SHE IS STILL IN SHOCK. STILL
IN MOURNING AFTER HER ONLY
BROTHER, 28 YEAR OLD AHMAD
NASREDDINE, WAS FOUND DEAD
INSIDE THIS HOME ON OLMSTEAD IN
DEARBORN OF A GUNSHOT WOUND TO
HIS HEAD. THE PERSON CHARGED
WITH KILLING NASREDDINE, HIS
DENTIST, 52 YEAR OLD ZIAD
AL-BADR, THE BASEMENT OF HIS
HOME, THE VICTIM’S FAMILY
ALLEGES WAS AN ILLEGAL DENTAL
CLINIC. NASREDDINE WENT HERE TO
SAVE MONEY ON A ROOT CANAL AND
ON VENEERS, BUT WAS IN CONSTANT
PAIN EVER SINCE. HE ASKED
AL-BADR FOR HELP. AL-BADR TOLD
HIM TO COME TO HIS HOUSE AT
MIDNIGHT FOR TREATMENT LAST
THURSDAY.
>> THE DENTIST TOLD HIM TO COME.
HE TOLD HIM TO COME. MY BROTHER
DIDN’T GO. MY BROTHER WILL NEVER
GO THERE. AT 12 A.M. JUST LIKE A
KNOCK ON THE DOOR, SEEKING
RELIEF FROM THE PAIN INSTEAD.
>> AHMAD NASREDDINE WAS SHOT AND
KILLED. AL-BADR ARRESTED AND
CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE
MURDER. PREMEDITATED
>> I THINK MY BROTHER TOLD HIM
LIKE, IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO FIX
MY TEETH, IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO
GIVE ME MEDICINE, I’M GOING TO
TELL ABOUT YOUR ILLEGAL CLINIC
AND ILLEGAL CLINIC, ACCORDING TO
THE FAMILY.
>> NOW, WE’VE BEEN DIGGING
THROUGH SOME PAPERWORK OUT OF
MINNESOTA WHERE ABADER, THE
ALLEGED DENTIST IN THIS CASE,
WAS APPLYING THERE TO BE A
CERTIFIED DENTIST, COMPLETELY
REJECTED BY THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA. THERE COULD NOT
PRACTICE DENTISTRY THERE, CAME
HERE AND APPARENTLY OPENED UP
THAT BASEMENT CLINIC IN HIS
HOME. WE’RE TOLD THE BASEMENT
CLINIC. HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT
BOND TONIGHT. OTHER THING IT’S
IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, I’M ON
NASREDDIN, THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT
COMPLETELY UNARMED, GOING THERE
FOR PAIN RELIEF. MUCH MORE TO
COME ON THIS. BACK TO YOU.
>> IT’S AWFUL. AWFUL. ALL RIGHT,
SEAN, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. FOLLOWING BREAKING
NEWS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM,
FORMER DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER THE REVEREND DR. JOANNE
WATSON HAS DIED. WATSON WAS THE
FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
DETROIT CHAPTER OF THE NAACP.
SHE’S BEEN SENIOR PASTOR AT WEST
SIDE UNITY CHURCH. WATSON RECENT
APPOINTED TO THE CITY’S FIRST
EVER REPARATIONS TASK FORCE. WE
AWAIT WORD ON HER CAUSE OF
DEATH. DISGRACED SPORTS DOCTOR
LARRY NASSAR WAS STABBED TEN
TIMES IN FEDERAL PRISON DURING A
CONFRONTATION WITH ANOTHER
INMATE.
>> NASSAR HAS BEEN DOING TIME
THERE SINCE 2017 AFTER HE
PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUALLY
ABUSING UNDERAGE GYMNASTS WHILE
SERVING AS TEAM DOCTOR FOR USA
GYMNASTICS AND MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY. THE ATTACK HAPPENED
YESTERDAY DURING AN ARGUMENT
WITH ANOTHER INMATE. NASSAR WAS
STABBED IN THE BACK, NECK AND
CHEST. INGHAM COUNTY JUDGE
ROSEMARIE AQUILINA, WHO
SENTENCED NASSAR TO 60 YEARS IN
PRISON, SAYS PRISONS HAVE TO
PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
THEIR CARE.
>> HE STILL HAS RIGHTS BEHIND
BARS. HE STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO
BE PROTECTED AND TO LIVE A LIFE
HE’S SERVING THE PUNISHMENT. WE
NEED TO KEEP HIM SAFE AND ALL
PRISONERS SAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN
PROBLEM. WHY ARE SHANGS GETTING
IN THERE?
>> NASSAR SURVIVED THE ATTACK
AND WAS RUSHED TO A LOCAL
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A FORMER
WARREN POLICE OFFICER NOW FACING
FEDERAL CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO
A JAIL ASSAULT THAT WAS CAPTURED
ON VIDEO.
>> THIS HAPPENED LAST MONTH.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VIDEO
SHOWS MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
ASSAULTING JAQUAN SMITH. VICTOR
WILLIAMS JOINS US LIVE WITH AN
UPDATE ON WHERE THE CASE STANDS
NOW. VICTOR
>> YES, GOOD EVENING, DEVIN.
ORIGINALLY, THIS MAN WAS FACING
STATE MISDEMEANOR CHARGES, BUT
ALL OF THAT IS NOW GONE OUT THE
WINDOW TO MAKE WAY FOR THIS
FEDERAL CHARGE. IT’S ALL LISTED
RIGHT HERE IN THIS FIVE PAGE
COMPLAINT AT THIS CASE INVOLVES
A GROSS ABUSE OF CITIZENS, CIVIL
RIGHTS BY A POLICE OFFICER. U-S
ATTORNEY DON IHSAN ANNOUNCING
CRIMINAL CHARGES IN WHAT’S NOW
BEING CALLED A CIVIL RIGHTS
VIOLATION CASE INVOLVING FORMER
WARREN POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW
RODRIGUEZ.
>> ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS
PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS, AND
THAT INCLUDES PROTECTING THE
CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED. THE
NOW FIRED OFFICER IS BEING
CHARGED WITH DEPRIVING THOSE
CIVIL RIGHTS WHEN ALLEGEDLY
ASSAULTING CARJACKING SUSPECT
JAQUAN SMITH UNDER THE COLOR OF
LAW, SOMETHING THAT’S CONSIDERED
A MAJOR FELONY. EVERYBODY WHO
ENGAGES IN VIOLENT CONDUCT AND
OTHER CONDUCT, ILLEGAL CONDUCT
BE IT CIVILIAN OR POLICE, YOU
WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
>> MACOMB COUNTY PROSECUTOR PETE
LUCIDO ALSO AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE CALLING THE INCIDENT
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE.
>> IT GIVES A BLACK EYE TO ALL
LAW ENFORCERS AND IT GIVES A
BLACK EYE TO THE ONES THAT TRY
TO DO THEIR BEST EVERY DAY.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, THE WARREN
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONDEMNING
WHAT TOOK PLACE, THE ACTIONS OF
RODRIGUEZ GOES AGAINST EVERY
ASPECT OF THE WARREN POLICE
DEPARTMENT STANDS FOR.
>> THIS IS NOT WHAT POLICE
OFFICERS DO. THIS IS NOT WHAT
WHO POLICE OFFICERS ARE.
COMMISSIONER DWYER HOPING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY AND POLICE WILL
SOMEDAY BE HEALED IS MY HOPE
THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT
ASSOCIATE HATE EVERY WARREN
POLICE OFFICER WITH THE
EMBARRASSING ACTIONS OF MATTHEW
RODRIGUEZ.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD TRUST
IN THE COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF
WAYS AND THIS IS A PART OF IT.
BRINGING LETTING EVERYONE KNOW
THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
>> NOW, IF CONVICTED, RODRIGUEZ
FACES UP TO TEN YEARS BEHIND
BARS. AND WARREN, TONIGHT,
VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL 4.
>> VICTOR, ANY IDEA ON WHERE
JAQUAN SMITH’S CASE STANDS?
WHERE DOES HE STAND LEGALLY AT
THIS POINT?
>> YEAH, WE KNOW THOSE CARJACK
PARKING CHARGES ARE PRETTY
SERIOUS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD
WITH ALL OF THIS. AND HE IS DUE
BACK IN COURT IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, VICTOR, TWO
DETROIT FAMILIES ASKING FOR
ANSWERS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONES
WERE THE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE
EARLIER THIS YEAR, POLICE FOUND
HAROLD POLLARD, THE THIRD, AND
THEOTIS BROWN SHOT TO DEATH
INSIDE A CAR ON THE CITY’S WEST
SIDE.
>> IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE IN
THE MORNING ON MARCH 18TH, IN
THE AREA OF HARTWELL, NEAR
KEELER. FAMILY MEMBERS TODAY
MADE A PLEA FOR ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD TO
TAKE A PERSON’S LIFE.
>> IT’S JUST ALL KIND OF WAY
WRONG, JUST LIKE THEY TOOK MY
CHILD’S LIFE AND MY NEPHEW’S
LIFE. THEY DON’T HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS TAKING YOUR CHILD’S
LIFE OR YOUR NEPHEW’S LIFE. SO
IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING, PLEASE, I
BEG OF YOU TO PLEASE GO FORWARD.
TELL THE POLICE WHAT YOU KNOW.
LET’S NOT DO VIGILANTE STYLE
KNOW. ALL WE WANT TO DO IS FIND
OUT WHO DID THIS. SO THAT THEY
CAN PAY FOR WHAT THEY DID.
>> CRIMESTOPPERS IS OFFERING A
CASH REWARD OF UP TO $2,500 FOR
INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO AN
ARREST. POLICE IN TROY ARE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR A MAN THEY SAY
ATTACKED A WOMAN IN A TARGET
PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED AT
THE STORE ON COOLIDGE HIGHWAY
NEAR MAPLE ROAD.
>> POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WAS
ENTERING HER VEHICLE WHEN SHE
WAS PUNCHED IN THE FACE. MAN
THEN PULLED A HANDGUN AND
THREATENED THE WOMAN. SHE YELLED
FOR HELP AND A NEARBY SHOPPER
RAN TO HER AID. THE MAN THEN
FLED. AND THESE ARE PHOTOS,
THOUGH, THAT CAPTURE THE SUSPECT
IN THE CASE. YOU CAN SEE HE WAS
WEARING A RED SHORTS AND A GREEN
BASEBALL CAP. IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP,
PLEASE CONTACT THE TROY POLICE.
MORE ON THIS CASE WHEN YOU JOIN
US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS TONIGHT AT
11. WELL IT HAS BECOME THE
BIGGEST ONLINE SALES EVENT OF
THE YEAR. AMAZON PRIME DAY KICKS
OFF TOMORROW, THOUGH. SOME OF
THE DEALS ARE ALREADY STARTING
TO DROP. THAT’S RIGHT.
>> TONIGHT, HELP ME. HANK HAS
THE INSIDE INFORMATION AND THE
BEST WAYS TO SAVE CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER IS
LIVE. HANK, THESE DEALS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HUGE.
>> THEY ARE GOING TO BE GIGANT
TICK. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, WE
DO HAVE A SNEAK PEEK. IN FACT,
IF YOU HEAD TO THE AMAZON
WEBSITE RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE
EARLY PRIME DAY DEALS. THEY’RE
ALREADY LEAKING HERE ONLINE.
GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME
UP WITH A GAME PLAN TO GET READY
FOR WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING DAYS OF
THE ENTIRE YEAR. ARE YOU READY
TO SHOP AND SAVE AMAZON? GETTING
READY FOR PRIME DAYS AND ALREADY
SOME DEALS HAVE JUST DROPPED.
HERE’S WHAT WE FOUND. THE AMAZON
ECHO DOT NOW $30. IT WAS 60.
APPLE. AIRPODS $99. THE JBL
NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES, 99
BUCKS. THEY WERE 200 AND THE
CUISINART 12 PIECE KNIFE SET.
NOW JUST 25 BUCKS. SO WHAT
SHOULD YOU DO TONIGHT BEFORE THE
DEALS ROLL OUT? MAKE A LIST.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? TRY TO
STICK TO IT TO AVOID IMPULSE
BUYING TOMORROW. NEXT UP, IF
YOU’RE NOT A PRIME MEMBER, JOIN,
YOU CAN DO THE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP.
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE A LONG
TERM COMMITMENT AND THINK ABOUT
TIME MANAGEMENT TOMORROW, WHY?
WELL, DEALS ARE GOING TO BE
DROPPING EVERY HOUR. YOU DON’T
WANT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY
ONLINE. SO HAVE A SHOPPING TIME
FRAME AND A STRATEGY. REMEMBER,
THE BIGGEST DEALS WILL BE ON
AMAZON’S OWN PRODUCTS, KNOWING
WHAT THE BEST DEALS ARE
AVAILABLE ON PRIME DAY CAN HELP
YOU PLAN YOUR SHOPPING.
>> SOME OF THE BEST DEALS
AVAILABLE ON PRIME DAY ARE GOING
TO BE AMAZON’S OWN PRODUCTS,
ESPECIALLY ON ELECTRONICS.
>> DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF TO BIG
TICKET ITEMS. YOU MAY ALSO WANT
TO STOCK UP ON THE ESSENTIALS.
YES, I’M TALKING ABOUT
EVERYTHING FROM WINDEX TO TP, SO
CONSIDER LOOKING FOR THOSE AND
ADDING THAT TO YOUR SHOPPING
LIST AND STOCK UP TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE DEALS. AND IT’S
NOT JUST AMAZON LOCALLY. THINK
GARDNER-WHITE AND ABC WAREHOUSE
AND REMEMBER THE OTHER BIG
RETAILERS WILL BE OFFERING DEALS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN STORES AND
ONLINE. THEY INCLUDE BEST BUY
TARGET, WALMART, COSTCO AND
LULULEMON. THIS YEAR, WE’RE TOLD
THE BIG DEALS ON ELECTRONICS NOW
TOMORROW MORNING, STARTING AT 6
A.M, WE ARE TAKING YOU LIVE
INSIDE THE AMAZON. DISTRIBUTE
CENTER IN PONTIAC. WE’RE ALSO
REVEALING FOR YOU TOMORROW. AND
INSIDE OUR TIP, A NEW WAY YOU
CAN SAVE UP TO 75% OFF IF YOU
ARE ONE OF THOSE AMAZON PRIME
SHOPPERS. IT IS BRAND NEW THIS
YEAR. WE HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION FOR YOU. WE’LL SEE
YOU LIVE TOMORROW MORNING
STARTING AT 6 A.M. FOR NOW, BACK
TO YOU.
>> GOOD INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY
WHERE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AWAY
FROM CHRISTMAS. SO GO AHEAD AND
GET YOUR SHOPPING STARTED. AND
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. ALL
RIGHT, HANK, THANKS. ALL RIGHT.
LET’S GET A CHECK OF THE WEATHER
RIGHT NOW. THINGS CALM, BUT SOME
SEVERE WEATHER COULD BE MOVING
INTO KIM ADAMS TRACKING STORM
CHANCES FOR TOMORROW.
>> KIM.
>> YEAH, IT ALL MAKES SENSE TO
ME NOW WHY MOTHER NATURE IS
HAVING STORMS TOMORROW SO THAT
I’M TRACKING AND BUSY AND NOT ON
AMAZON. NOW IT’S ALL MAKING
SENSE TO ME. WE’VE GOT SOME HAZE
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW STILL UNDER
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT, ALTHOUGH
LEVELS ARE MODERATE OUT IN
DETROIT, IT’S 84, 85 IN HOWELL
AND 82. IN PORT HURON. HERE’S
THE WEATHER STORY. WE’VE GOT
THAT AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT
FOR TONIGHT, BUT IT IS NOT
EXTENDED UNTIL TOMORROW. WE DO
GET SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS,
SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND THEN A
SOGGY PATTERN IN PLACE THIS WEEK
WITH LOTS OF CHANCES FOR RAIN.
LET’S START WITH TOMORROW AS WE
ARE IN A MARGINAL RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER, THE SCALE GOES
FROM MARGINAL UP TO HIGH. SO YOU
CAN SEE WE’RE AT THE LOWEST
THREAT LEVEL, BUT STILL IN THE
THREAT LEVEL. THEN ON WEDNESDAY,
THAT THREAT LEVEL EXCLUDES THE
PLACE IS NORTH OF M 59,
INCLUDING PORT HURON, NOT IN THE
ALERT FOR MORE SEVERE WEATHER ON
WEDNESDAY, BUT SOUTH OF M 59 IS
IN THAT SEVERE WEATHER MARGINAL
RISK. HERE ARE THE THREATS THAT
WE’RE EXPECTING FOR TOMORROW.
HIGH WINDS AND HAIL. THOSE ARE
THE TWO BIGGEST THREATS. BUT WE
COULD ALSO GET SOME FLOODING AS
WELL. NOT EVERYONE GETS THE
STORMS TOMORROW, BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE EVERYONE WILL GET THE RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY. SO I’LL TIME IT