THE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER KILLED DURING A SHOOTOUT OUTSIDE A
DETROIT RESTAURANT. POLICE SAY
A GROUP OF PEOPLE SHOOTING AT
EACH OTHER SATURDAY NIGHT. ONE
OF THE BULLETS HIT AND KILLED
ALEX ANDREA JOHNSON. IT TOPS
OUR NEWS AT 11. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN. I’M KIMBERLY GILL.
>> ALEXANDRIA WAS INSIDE THE
SLOPPY CHOPS RESTAURANT IN
DETROIT WHEN THE GUNFIRE
STARTED. TONIGHT, THE COMMUNITY
GATHERED OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT
TO HONOR HER LIFE. PAMELA
OSBORNE WAS AT TONIGHT’S VIGIL.
SHE’S LIVE WITH THE LATEST.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
HEARTBREAKING. IT CERTAINLY IS.
>> ALEXANDRIA WAS WORKING HER
JOB, A JOB THAT SHE REALLY
LOVED WITH PEOPLE THAT SHE
REALLY CARED ABOUT WHEN SHE WAS
SO SENSELESSLY KILLED. IT’S NOT
LOST ON ME THAT AT THE SAME
TIME, THEY HELD THIS VIGIL FOR
ALEXANDRIA. THERE WERE CITY
LEADERS WHO WERE GATHERED
TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE
ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE. BUT
HERE’S WHAT WE DO KNOW. ALEX
WAS CHERISHED, BUT SHE WAS
LOVED. AND AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
OF PEOPLE ARE HURTING BECAUSE
SHE’S GONE. LOVE YOU, ALEX
WHITE AND SILVER BALLOONS
RELEASED INTO THE SKY ABOVE
HEAVY HEARTS BELOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR TODAY. THANK
YOU. FOR THE PLANNERS. THANK
YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT US
THANKING ABOUT ALEX BECAUSE IT
HELPS TO KNOW THAT IT’S NOT
JUST HER FAMILY THAT’S GOING TO
MISS HER AND LOVE HER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IN HER GRIEF, CHARLOTTE
JOHNSON EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR
ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO TURNED
OUT TO REMEMBER HER DAUGHTER,
ALEXANDRIA.
>> WE SAY THANK YOU FOR HER
LOVE. WE SAY THANK YOU FOR HER
FRIENDSHIP. WE SAY THANK YOU
FOR HER SERVICE, FOR HER WORK,
FOR WHAT SHE MEANS TO ALL OF
US.
>> ALEX WAS WORKING HER JOB AT
THE SLOPPY CHOPS RESTAURANT
FRIDAY NIGHT ON WEST MCNICHOLS
WHEN A GROUP OUTSIDE GOT INTO A
GUNFIGHT. A STRAY BULLET MADE
ITS WAY INTO THE RESTAURANT,
HITTING ALEX.
>> YOU COULD JUST BE AT THE
WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME
AND NOT EVEN MAKE IT HOME AT
NIGHT. AND THAT’S JUST THE MOST
OUT OF CONTROL THOUGHT THAT YOU
CAN HAVE LIVING OUT YOUR HOUSE
TO THINK THAT YOU WON’T MAKE IT
HOME AND NO ONE SHOULD FEEL
UNSAFE LIKE THAT.
>> ASHLEY WASHINGTON IS FED UP
WITH THE VIOLENCE AND
HEARTBROKEN IT’S A LOSS. ROZNIK
PAYNE IS STILL TRYING TO
PROCESS.
>> ALEX WAS THE SWEETEST PERSON
THAT YOU WILL EVER MEET. SHE
WAS SO LOVABLE.
>> TONIGHT THEY EXTEND THAT
LOVE TO EACH OTHER IN HONOR OF
THE GOODNESS AND KINDNESS ALEX
BROUGHT OUT IN THEM IN THE TIME
SHE WAS HERE.
>> THIS IS WHAT SHE LOVED. SHE
LOVED ALL HER PEOPLE, ALL HER
FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO BE
TOGETHER, YOU KNOW.
>> FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE
STILL PENDING AT THIS HOUR. WE
KNOW THAT TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE
ALSO INJURED IN THAT SHOOTING.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.
NO WORD ON ANY ARRESTS.
REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT IN
DETROIT AND PAMELA OSBORNE,
LOCAL 4.
>> AWFUL. OKAY PAMELA, THANK
YOU.
>> AND AS PAMELA MENTIONED, AT
THE SAME TIME OF TONIGHT’S
VIGIL. MAYOR DUGGAN AND CITY
LEADERS CAME TOGETHER TO TRY TO
BRAINSTORM WAYS TO STOP THE
VIOLENCE. DETROIT IS GIVING $10
MILLION TO COMMUNITY GROUPS
WITH THE TASK OF REDUCING
VIOLENT CRIME. MARA MCDONALD
LIVE ON DETROIT’S NORTHWEST
SIDE WITH MORE ON THE CULTURE
CHANGE THAT THEY’RE TRYING TO
CREATE HERE. MARA
>> THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE HOPING
FOR. DEVIN AND IN TALKING TO
SOME OF THE GROUPS WHO WERE
CHOSEN FOR WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY
A $10 MILLION GAMBLE, THEY VIEW
THIS AS A CAMPAIGN ALMOST LIKE
A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN STARTING
WITH YOU GOT IT. YARD SIGNS, AS
I DO NOT BELIEVE THE LEVEL OF
VIOLENCE IN THIS CITY IS
ACCEPTABLE. DUGGAN WAS BLUNT IN
HIS ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE ROOT
OF DETROIT’S PROBLEM IS, WHICH
IS A GUN CULTURE, WHERE
SETTLING BEEFS WITH WEAPONS IS
OKAY. THE POLICE CAN’T FIX IT
BY THEMSELVES. SO DETROIT IS
FUNNELING $10 MILLION TO SIX
COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ATTEMPT A
CULTURE SHIFT AND WE’RE GOING
TO TURN THEM LOOSE TO INTERACT
WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE PRONE
TO VIOLENCE AND SEE IF THEY
CAN’T DO WHAT WE CALL CALLING
THEM SHOT STOPPERS. EACH OF
THESE SIX GROUPS HAS A
DEDICATED AREA IT’S RESPONSIBLE
FOR DUGGAN SAYS. THE CITY OF
BOSTON DID SOMETHING SIMILAR IN
THE 90S TO CHANGE THE CULTURE
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATS
NOW, IT’S SHOCKING TO SEE
BOSTON’S HOMICIDE NUMBERS
VERSUS DETROIT’S. DETROIT 300
IS ONE OF THE GROUPS CHOSEN FOR
THIS INITIATIVE, THE
METHODOLOGY OF THE DETROIT 300
IS TO PROVIDE A PRESENCE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> YOU SEE THE ORANGE SHIRTS,
YOU SEE THE BLACK WRITING, YOU
SEE THE ORANGE HATS, YOU SEE
THE ORANGE HOODIES. THAT
PRESENCE IN ITSELF HELPS
DECREASE CRIME IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT’S NOT JUST
PRESENCE.
>> IT’S SHOWING A BETTER WAY
FORWARD. WILL IT WORK? ONLY
TIME AND METRICS WILL TELL. I
THINK IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 6 TO
12 MONTHS TO REALLY MEASURE THE
METRICS AND HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
GATHER DATA.
>> SO WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE
BEST PRACTICES OF PARTICULAR
GROUPS AND HOW IT’S TRENDING IN
CERTAIN HOTSPOT AREAS WHERE WE
SEE VIOLENT CRIME DECREASE.
>> BACK HERE LIVE, AS THE MAYOR
DETAILED THESE PLANS TO THOSE
WHO LIVE IN THE SEVENTH
DISTRICT, IT’S INTEREST THING
THAT OF THOSE AREAS THAT WERE
CHOSEN, THEIR RELATIVE SMALL
THEY’RE NOT WIDESPREAD. BUT HE
SAYS THE METRICS THAT THIS CITY
HAS SHOWS THAT 40% OF GUN
VIOLENCE COMES FROM THOSE AREAS
. IF YOU CAN EFFECT A CHANGE,
THERE, YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERS.
WE’RE LIVE ON THE CITY’S
NORTHWEST SIDE. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> REALLY IS ASTONISHING TO
CONSIDER. ALL RIGHT, MARA. ALL
RIGHT. NEW TONIGHT, UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS
CONFIRM A FACULTY MEMBER WAS
SHOT AND KILLED IN A CAMPUS
BUILDING DURING TODAY’S
LOCKDOWN.
>> THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE
CAUDILL LABS BUILDING ON
CAMPUS. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE
ALLEGED GUNMAN IS A GRADUATE
STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL. HOWEVER
A MOTIVE IS NOT KNOWN AS OF
TONIGHT, NO FORMAL CHARGES HAVE
BEEN FILED.
>> NEW AT 11. COULD A POSSIBLE
RUN FOR MAYOR BE IN THE FUTURE
FOR DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD?
ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK FILED
WITH THE WAYNE COUNTY CLERK’S
OFFICE EARLIER THIS MONTH, SHE
HAS FORMED A CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE. IT’S CALLED MARY
SHEFFIELD FOR DETROIT’S FUTURE.
SHEFFIELD WAS FIRST ELECTED TO
CITY COUNCIL IN 2013,
REPRESENTING THE FIFTH
DISTRICT. SHE WAS ELECTED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN 2021 AFTER
WINNING REELECTION. IN OUR NEXT
RACE FOR MAYOR IN DETROIT IS
2025.
>> A TEENAGER IS FACING CHARGES
IN THE KIDNAPING OF TWO
NEWBORNS FROM A LIVONIA HOTEL.
PROSECUTORS SAY THE 16 YEAR OLD
GIRL IS, QUOTE UNQUOTE, ADULT
DESIGNATED, MEANING IT WILL BE
UP TO THE JUDGE TO DECIDE IF
SHE WILL BE SENTENCED AS AN
ADULT OR A JUVENILE IF SHE IS
INDEED CONVICTED. LAST WEEK,
THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE CHARGED
IN THE CASE. ALL FACE SEVERAL
CHARGES, INCLUDING KIDNAPING
AND UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT.
>> RUSSIAN MEDIA RELEASED A
VIDEO SHOWING NOVI NATIVE PAUL
WHELAN INSIDE A RUSSIAN PRISON
. THE VIDEO SHOWS HIM STANDING
AMONG OTHER INMATES. OTHER
PORTIONS OF THE VIDEO SHOW HIM
WORKING A SEWING MACHINE IN
PRISON CLOTHES. HE HAS BEEN
DETAINED IN RUSSIA NOW FOR
ALMOST FIVE YEARS. FIRST HELD
STARTING IN 2018. A 16 YEAR
SENTENCE FOR ESPIONAGE WAS
HANDED DOWN. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAD HOPED TO
SECURE WHELAN’S RELEASE DURING
THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE
PRISONER EXCHANGE THAT
EVENTUALLY FREED AMERICAN
BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER
. THAT HAPPENED BACK IN
DECEMBER AND THERE’S BEEN VERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT SINCE, THOUGH
US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY
BLINKEN SPOKE WITH WHELAN TWO
WEEKS AGO ON BY THE PHONE. US
OFFICIALS SAY A SERIOUS
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO
MOSCOW TO TRY TO GET WHELAN OUT
.
>> THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WERE
TURNED BACK TO THE CLASSROOMS
TODAY, BUT FOR SOME IN ANN
ARBOR, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
WAS DELAYED. ANN ARBOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS HAD TO DELAY THE FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL TODAY DUE TO THE
SYSTEM WIDE IMPACT OF POWER
OUTAGES FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S
STORMS. CLASSROOMS WERE CLOSED
AT HURON HIGH SCHOOL AND
FORSYTH MIDDLE SCHOOL,
INCLUDING THREE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL HALLS AS WELL. CREWS
WERE OUT TODAY WORKING TO FIX
THOSE DOWNED POWER LINES. OUR
CREWS WERE WORKING ALL WEEKEND
LONG.
>> ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN EXTENDED
POWER OUTAGE, IT’S A PROCESS OF
RESTARTING THE SCHOOL,
ESSENTIALLY.
>> DTE SENT US A STATEMENT THAT
READS IN PART, QUOTE, WE KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR SCHOOLS
TO HAVE THE POWER THEY NEED TO
RESUME CLASSES. THAT’S WHY
WE’VE PRIORITIZED RESTORING
AREA SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THOSE
IN ANN ARBOR. THE REMAINING
SCHOOL WAS RESTORED THIS
MORNING.
>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP NOW KNOWS HIS ARRAIGNMENT
DATE IN GEORGIA AND A TRIAL
DATE IN WASHINGTON. HE AND 18
CO-DEFENDANTS WILL BE ARRAIGNED
IN FULTON COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER
SIXTH. TRUMP IS SLATED TO GO
FIRST WITH THE OTHERS FOLLOWING
IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS. AS FOR
HIS FEDERAL TRIAL ON ELECTION
INTERFERENCE THAT IS NOW SLATED
TO BEGIN ON MARCH 4TH OF NEXT
YEAR. TONIGHT EVACUATIONS ARE
UNDERWAY IN PARTS OF FLORIDA AS
TROPICAL STORM IDALIA BARRELS
TOWARD THE GULF COAST.
>> STORM IS PREDICTED TO
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND STRIKE
FLORIDA AS A MAJOR CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE. RIGHT NOW
STATES OF EMERGENCIES ARE BEING
DECLARED IN FLORIDA COUNTIES.
SANDBAGS ARE BEING PUT INTO
PLACE. WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE
BEING BOARDED UP. AT LAST
CHECK, THE STATE HAS MOBILIZED
1100 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS FOR
RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS.
>> AND OVER HERE NOW WITH KIM,
WE’VE GOT TO BE GETTING CLOSER
TO THIS TROPICAL STORM BECOMING
A HURRICANE. IAN SHOULD BE ANY
TIME NOW, RIGHT?
>> IT COULD POSSIBLY EVEN BE
DURING THIS NEWS CAST. I MEAN,
WE’RE THAT CLOSE TO IT. STILL
WAITING FOR AN UPDATE FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THAT
SHOULD COME ANY MOMENT NOW. BUT
AS OF 8:00 TONIGHT, THEIR WINDS
WERE STILL AT TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH, 70MPH. ANOTHER UPDATE
AT TEN AND KEPT THEM AT
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH, BUT
ONLY HAS TO STRENGTHEN FOUR
MORE MILES PER HOUR FOR IT TO
BECOME A HURRICANE. AND THAT
WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ANY MINUTE
NOW. HURRICANE WARNINGS IN
EFFECT FROM JUST SOUTH OF
PANAMA CITY ON THE GULF COAST
OF FLORIDA, ALL THE WAY DOWN
THROUGH TAMPA, INCLUDING TAMPA
AND TAMPA BAY, UNDER A
HURRICANE WARNING. AND THEN THE
YELLOW YOU SEE THERE THAT IS A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING. IT DOES
INCLUDE FORT MYERS AND THE
AREAS THAT WERE HIT BY
HURRICANE IAN LAST SEPTEMBER. A
CHANGE IN THE FORECAST HERE FOR
JACKSONVILLE AND ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE COAST OUTSIDE OF
ORLANDO. SO NOW UNDER A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THAT
WAS A TROPICAL WATCH AND NOW
THAT HAS BECOME A WARNING. SO
RAPID INTENSIFICATION LIKELY
WHAT YOU’RE SEEING SPINNING
RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE BERMUDA.
THAT’S FRANKLIN. THAT’S A MAJOR
HURRICANE. BUT ALL THAT’S DOING
IS REALLY CREATING SOME RIP
CURRENTS IN FLORIDA. WE ARE
CAREFULLY WATCHING WHAT IS
STILL OFFICIALLY TROPICAL STORM
IDALIA, BUT ABOUT TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. SO I WILL UPDATE YOU
HERE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND