WELCOME. TO A HOT AFTERNOON. I’M METEOROLOGIST ANDREW HUMPHREY ON YOUR MONDAY A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS
AROUND FOR NOW, BUT TO OUR WEST
STORMIER CONDITIONS, WE’LL TALK
ABOUT SOME STORMS ARRIVING
TONIGHT, THEIR TIMING AND THEIR
SEVERITY. FIRST AT FOUR. ALSO
FIRST AT FOUR. ABORTION RIGHTS
ADVOCATES TAKE A BIG STEP
TOWARDS GIVING MICHIGAN VOTERS A
CHANCE TO MAKE THEIR CHOICE AND
THAT EMOTIONAL ISSUE AND SHE IS
THE POLICE OFFICER WHO RISKED
HER LIFE TRYING TO SAVE HER
PARTNER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SHE’S TALKING ABOUT THAT
DECISION WITH OUR KIMBERLY GILL
OF BRAVE OFFICERS. STORY BEGINS
FIRST AT FOUR. LOCAL 4 NEWS
STARTS NOW, WITH THE BREAKING
NEWS ALERT. AND WE HAVE TWO
BREAKING STORIES DEALING WITH
KIDS AND GUNS. FIRST A 13 YEAR
OLD BOY HAS JUST BEEN CHARGED IN
THE SHOOTING THAT LEFT A TEENAGE
GIRL DEAD AT DETROIT’S
RIVERFRONT TOWERS. POLICE
RESPONDED AROUND FOUR A.M.
SUNDAY THEY FOUND A 14 YEAR OLD
GIRL INJURED. BUT WHEN MEDICS
ARRIVED, THEY REALIZED SHE HAD
DIED. PROSECUTORS ALLEGED GUN
WAS BEING PASSED AROUND SOME
KIDS WHEN THE 13 YEAR OLD WHO’S
NOW CHARGED, POINTED IT AT THE
GIRL AND FIRED. HE’S NOW FACING
A FEW CHARGES, INCLUDING
MANSLAUGHTER. PROSECUTORS HAVE
ALSO CHARGED ANOTHER TEENAGER IN
A SHOOTING ON THE CITY’S EAST
SIDE. THAT INCIDENT INVOLVED A
12 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS SHOT
NEAR FAIR MONTH IN ALCOA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HE IS RECOVERING
AFTER BEING HIT IN THE RIGHT
CALF. POLICE SAY SOME KIDS WERE
GO KARTING WHEN A 14 YEAR OLD
BOY TRIED TO GRAB A GUN FROM
UNDER THE SEAT OF A GO CART AND
IT WENT OFF. THE 14 YEAR OLD
FACES A FEW CHARGES, INCLUDING
CARELESS DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM
CAUSING INJURY. THE TEENAGERS IN
BOTH CASES ARE BEING PROSECUTED
AS JUVENILES. THERE ARE SOME NEW
CHARGES IN THE SHOOTING OF
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER LAUREN
COURTS AND WE’RE HEARING FROM
HIS PARTNER ABOUT HER HEROIC,
HEROIC ACTIONS THE NIGHT HE DIED
. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OFFICER
AMANDA HUDGENS IS SHARING HER
STORY FROM THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT
WHEN POLICE WERE FACING A
BARRAGE OF GUNFIRE. HODGINS
SPOKE TO OUR KIMBERLY GILL, WHO
JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM
AND KIM WHAT SHE’S SAYING ABOUT
ALL THIS AND HOW IS SHE DOING?
SHE’S TAKING IT DAY BY DAY, PAM.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU, AND YOU
KNOW, WE ALL HEARD CHIEF JAMES
WHITE PRAISE OFFICER AMANDA
HODGINS FOR HER BRAVERY AND
HEROISM. SHE HAD HER BACK TO THE
GUNMAN AS SHE TRIED TO SAVE HER
PARTNER, OFFICER LAUREN COURTS,
HIS LIFE. SHE’S ORIGINALLY FROM
WASHINGTON STATE AND TOLD ME
WHEN SHE MOVED HERE TO BECOME A
DETROIT POLICE OFFICER, OFFICER
COURTS. WAS HER FIRST FRIEND.
THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR TRAINING
AT THE DETROIT POLICE ACADEMY.
TOGETHER, THEY HAD WORKED AS
SQUAD PARTNERS FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS, SHE SAID, HER
CHILDREN EVEN CALLED COURTS,
UNCLE LOLO, HERE’S MORE ON HOW
SHE DESCRIBES OFFICER COURTS AND
THEIR RELATIONSHIP. BUT YOU
WORKED WITH HIM EVERYDAY. YES,
EVERYDAY. OH OUR DAYS. YOU KNOW,
WE WORK DOUBLES TOGETHER. WE DID
EVERYTHING TOGETHER. INCREDIBLE.
WHAT KIND OF PERSON WAS HE?
AMAZING. UM HE LAUGHED THAT
COULD LIGHT UP THE ROOM. UM. YOU
KNOW WHERE HUMAN I COULD BE
HAVING A BAD DAY. HE WOULD KNOW.
I’M HAVING A BAD DAY THROUGH OR
TEXT MESSAGES OR CONVERSATIONS
AND HE WOULD SHOW UP WITH AN
ENERGY DRINK AND SOME KIND OF
CANDY THAT I LOVED. AND JUST TO
MAKE MY DAY A LITTLE BETTER. HE
WAS MY BEST FRIEND. I DON’T
THINK I’VE NEVER CONNECTED WITH
SOMEBODY IN SUCH A SOULFUL WAY.
THAT I MEAN, IT’S MORE THAN YOU
CAN EVEN DESCRIBE IT’S JUST
HEARTBREAKING IT, YOU KNOW, AND
ANOTHER THING SHE SAID TO ME
THAT SHE CALLED HIM AND TEXT
MESSAGED HIM SO MUCH THAT
INSTINCTIVELY SHE JUST REACHED
FOR HER PHONE TO TELL OFFICER
COURTS ABOUT HER INTERVIEW WITH
US TODAY. IT’S JUST
HEARTBREAKING. COMING UP TONIGHT
AT FIVE. OFFICER HUDGENS TAKES
ME THROUGH THAT FATEFUL DAY WHEN
HER PARTNER WAS KILLED AND THEN
AT SIX O’CLOCK, SHE SHARES WITH
ME THE SURVIVOR’S GUILT THAT
SHE’S FEELING AND WHAT SHE WOULD
SAY TO THE GUNMAN. SO, PAM, WE
HAVE A LOT MORE. WITH MY
INTERVIEW WITH OFFICER HUDGENS.
IT’S ALL COMING UP AT 56 AND 11
. UNTIL THEN, WE’LL SEND IT BACK
TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. ALRIGHT
KIMBERLY. THANK YOU WILL BE
LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE LATER
REPORTS. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE
FOCUSING ON THE GUN THEY SAY WAS
USED TO KILL OFFICER COURTS.
THEY FILED CHARGES AGAINST THE
26 YEAR OLD DETROIT MAN THEY SAY
SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS SHOW SHELDON
AVERY THOMAS MADE TWO TRIPS TO A
GUN SHOP IN EAST POINT WITH 19
YEAR OLD DOMANI DAVIS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PHOTOS
SHOW THOMAS BUYING THE DRACO
ASSAULT RIFLE. AND THEN HANDING
THE WEAPON TO DAVIS AND WHITE
CASTLE PARKING LOT, JUST A FEW
FEET AWAY. POLICE SAY DAVIS USED
THE DRACO TO KILL OFFICER COURTS
BEFORE HE WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY
POLICE. THOMAS NOW FACING
MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING
MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT WHEN
BUYING A FIREARM. HARPER WOODS.
POLICE ARE TRYING TO UNTANGLE A
DANGEROUS AND DEADLY STANDOFF
THAT’S TORN APART OF FAMILY AND
LEAVES ONE MAN UNDER ARREST. IT
STARTED AROUND EIGHT PM SUNDAY
NIGHT AT A HOME ON KEANNA
OCEANEER MOROSE IN 94. POLICE
SAY A WOMAN CAME RUNNING OUT OF
THE HOME SHE HAD BEEN STABBED IN
DESPERATELY NEEDED HELP. POLICE
RESPONDED, AND THAT STARTED THE
STANDOFF. THEY SAY A YOUNG MAN
INSIDE FIRED SHOTS AT OFFICERS.
EVENTUALLY HE DID SURRENDER.
POLICE FOUND TWO PEOPLE INSIDE
THE HOME DEAD FROM STAB WOUNDS.
ONE NEIGHBOR TOLD OUR SHAWN LEY
ABOUT THE HORRIFYING SCENES SHE
WITNESSED. I TOLD I WAS LIKE,
WHAT HAPPENED? SHE SAYS I WAS
STABBED. I’M LIKE, WHAT SORT OF
DID SHE STARTED COLLAPSE, SO I
HELPED HER DOWN AND I HAD TO
KEEP HER UP. BECAUSE AT THAT
POINT I SEE THE KNIFE IS STILL
ON HER BACK. THE KNIFE WAS STILL
IN HER BACK. THE WOMAN WHO WAS
STABBED AS BEING TREATED. WE’RE
WAITING FOR AN UPDATE ON HER
CONDITION THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE
SAY THE VICTIMS ARE THE YOUNG
MAN’S FATHER AND GIRLFRIEND
RIGHT NOW. CHARGES ARE PENDING.
YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME STORMS
ROLLING THROUGH METRO DETROIT
OVERNIGHT. HERE’S A PEEK OUTSIDE
OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN ANN
ARBOR AND MOUNT CLEMENS. IT’S
NICE NOW, BUT A CHANGE IS
CERTAINLY COMING. THE STORMS CAN
BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE. SO
LET’S HEAD OVER TO ANDREW
HUMPHREY IS STANDING BY TO MAKE
SURE YOU’RE PREPARED AN INCH.
WHAT SPECIFIC CONCERNS DO YOU
HAVE WITH THE SYSTEM? AND PAMELA
. THAT’S KEY. PREPARING NOT
SCARING FOLKS. IN THE CONCERNS
ARE HEAVY RAIN, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING EVEN SOME GUSTY WINDS
. NOW THE STORMS AREN’T HERE
YET. STORM TRACKER FOR CAPTURING
A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS HERE IN THE
METRO AREA, INCLUDING IN LAPEER
COUNTY, INCLUDING AROUND THE
PIER ITSELF, ALSO AROUND GOOD
LAND. THIS IS NOT THE MAIN
PROBLEM WAS DEVELOPING OUT HERE
TO OUR WEST ARE HEAVIER SHOWERS
AND STORMS THAT ARE ON THE WAY
FOR LATER TONIGHT. THAT BEING
SAID IT IS STILL VERY HOT OUT
THERE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE, EVEN UPPER EIGHTIES 85
OVER AT METRO AIRPORT.
TEMPERATURES AROUND 87 OVER AT
CITY AIRPORT. SO HERE’S WHAT YOU
CAN EXPECT WITH MY STORM
TIMELINE. THIS OCCURS AFTER
SUNSET BETWEEN NINE AND 10
O’CLOCK, STORMY WEATHER
APPROACHES. SO IF YOU’RE GOING
OUT THIS EVENING, WHETHER IT’S
TO RUN ERRANDS OR ANYTHING ELSE
, MAKE SURE YOU WRAP IT UP
BETWEEN NINE AND 10 BECAUSE BY
10 AND 11 O’CLOCK, THE STORMS
ARRIVE FROM OUR WEST AND THEY
REALLY GET GOING BETWEEN 11
O’CLOCK TONIGHT AND TWO O’CLOCK
TOMORROW MORNING. WE’LL TALK
MORE ABOUT THIS AND YOUR SEVEN
DAY FORECAST COMING UP. THE
BATTLE OVER ABORTION IN MICHIGAN
IS A STEP CLOSER TO BEING FOUGHT
AT THE BALLOT BOX THIS NOVEMBER.
TODAY THE GROUP REPRODUCTIVE
FREEDOM FOR ALL TURNED IN ABOUT
753,000 SIGNATURES FOR A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION. IF THEY’RE ALL
VERIFIED THAT COULD ACTUALLY SET
A RECORD. THE GROUP ONLY NEEDED
425,000 SIGNATURES ORGANIZERS
KNOW THEIR WORK IS NOT DONE, AND
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR MORE HELP.
EVERY MICHIGANDERS WHO LIKE ME.
IS OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTION AND
CHARGED UP AND FIRED UP. MAYBE
EVEN WORRIED. ABOUT PROTECTING
THE RIGHTS AND HEALTH OF NOT
ONLY OUR GENERATION. BUT
GENERATIONS TO COME. WE INVITE
YOU TO JOIN US. WE’RE HOPING
THAT THE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS
WELL, LOOK THROUGH EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF THESE SIGNATURES
AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE VALID
SIGNATURE, SO WE’RE COUNTING ON
THEM TO. MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO
HAVE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF
SIGNATURES. AND THEN OUR YOU
KNOW, OUR PLANS ALSO INCLUDE
WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO
SEE IF WE CAN CHALLENGE HIS
SIGNATURES. WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED. AS THE PROCESS MOVES
FORWARD, THE U. S NAVY HAS SET
TO INVADE THE SKIES OVER
MICHIGAN NEXT WEEKEND, BUT DON’T
BE ALARMED. THE PERFORMANCES AT
THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN AIRSHOW
MIGHT MAKE YOU GO. WOW. BUT IT’S
JUST PART OF NAVY WEEK IN
DETROIT ARE KIM DEGUILIO SHOWS
US. THIS TRADITION IS MUCH MORE
THAN SHOWING OFF AMERICA’S
MILITARY MITES. NAVY WEEK,
DETROIT KICKED OFF WITH SOME
VOLUNTEER WORK. WE ALL KNOW THE
NEED FOR FOOD HERE IN DETROIT IS
GREAT, AND SO IS THE NEED FOR
VOLUNTEERS HERE AT GLEANERS FOOD
BANK. AND THAT’S WHY THIS IS ONE
OF THE FIRST STOP OF THEIR TOUR
OF DETROIT. YEAH MAYBE WEEK IS
BACK IN DETROIT FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 2015 LONG YOU’RE
GOING TO SEE PEOPLE DRESSED LIKE
ME AND THE BRIGHT WHITE UNIFORM,
SO WE’RE GOING TO STICK OUT AND
STICKING OUT IS WHAT THEY WANT
ENGAGING WITH OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND DOING VOLUNTEER
WORK LIKE PACKING THESE BOXES OF
FOOD. SO WHAT WE’RE LOOKING TO
DO IS BRING SAILORS AND FROM
ACROSS THE FLEET TO REALLY COME
IN AND DO A WEEK LONG WORTH OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE ENGAGEMENTS,
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS,
AS WELL AS SOME PUBLIC
DEMONSTRATIONS. FIRST EVENT FOR
NAVY WEEK DETROIT, THE NAVY
OFFERED A HELPING HAND TO ONE OF
DETROIT’S LARGEST FOOD BANKS,
GLEANERS VOLUNTEERS FROM THE
NAVY TODAY AND WE’RE REALLY
EXCITED TO HAVE THEM. WE ARE SO
APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. WE GET AT THE
FOOD HUB AND REALLY GRATEFUL TO
HAVE THIS GROUP OUT HERE TODAY,
HELPING AND HELPING OUT AT
PLACES LIKE LEANERS IS WHAT THE
NAVY HAS BEEN DOING ON THEIR
WEEKLY TOUR SINCE MARCH. DETROIT
IS JUST ONE STOP OUT OF 14, U. S
CITIES AND NAVY PHOTOJOURNALIST
AMELIA HILLIARD WAS VERY EXCITED
ABOUT DETROIT, GETTING THE NOD
THIS YEAR BECAUSE SHE GREW UP IN
PLYMOUTH. IT’S AMAZING. IT’S
LIKE I’M ABLE TO DO MY JOB, AS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, NAVY
PHOTOGRAPHER AND I’M ABLE TO SEE
MY FAMILY EVERY DAY LIKE I
COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE.
AMELIA SAYS SHE’S GOTTEN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD
OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS WITH
THE NAVY, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING
EXTRA SPECIAL ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO BE ON THIS TOUR WHERE SHE
FEELS RIGHT AT HOME. WANT TO BE
EVENT ON THURSDAY. IT’S ACTUALLY
IN MY HOMETOWN, SO I’LL BE LIKE,
HEY, COME OUT AND SEE ME WILL BE
AT THE KELLOGG PARK. NOW THEY’RE
NOT GOING TO BE HARD TO MISS.
THEY’RE GOING TO BE WEARING
SHIRTS LIKE THIS OR DRESSED IN
THEIR ALL WHITE UNIFORMS. AND
THEY WANTED ME TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT IF YOU SEE THEM OUT IN YOUR
COMMUNITY, GO UP TO THEM. SAY
HI. INTRODUCE YOURSELF. AND GET
TO KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE U. S.
NAVY IN DETROIT. I’M
KIM DEGUILIO LOCAL 4. TO SEE A
FULL LIST OF ALL THE EVENTS AND
PLACES THE NAVY WILL VISIT THIS