LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. A LITTLE GIRL IS KILLED AND WHAT APPEARS
TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF ADULTS,
LEAVING CHILDREN AT HOME WITH AN
UNSECURED GUN. DETROIT POLICE
TRYING TO GET ANSWERS TO A
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, INCLUDING
WHY THAT GIRL AND HER 10 YEAR
OLD LITTLE BROTHER, WE’RE NOT AT
HOME. THEIR MOTHER ARRIVED AT
THE HOME SHORTLY AFTER THE
SHOOTING. THIS HAPPENED IN THE
8800 BLOCK OF HAYDON STREET NEAR
JOY ROAD, AND THAT’S WHERE WE
FIND MEGAN WOODS LIVE. MEGAN,
THE POLICE CHIEF, HAS BEEN ON
THE SCENE TALKING ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT I KNOW YOU’RE ALSO
TALKING WITH THE FOLKS WHO LIVE
THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT’S RIGHT. WHEN WE TALKED TO
NEIGHBORS, THEY’RE FRUSTRATED,
JUST LIKE POLICE BECAUSE WE KEEP
HEARING THIS STORY THAT CHILDREN
ARE GETTING AHOLD OF UNSECURED
GUNS, AND THEN WE TALKED TO
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE REALLY HURT
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY DID ALL
THEY COULD TO TRY AND SAVE THAT
EIGHT YEAR OLD’S LIFE. NOW
POLICE THEY’RE STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT SPECIFICS. LIKE HOW
LONG WERE THEY HOME ALONE? WHY
WERE THOSE CHILDREN NOT AT
SCHOOL IF THAT 10 YEAR OLD BOY
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS YOUNGER
SISTER, OR DID THAT EIGHT YEAR
OLD ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT HERSELF?
SHE WAS SHOT TWICE, ONCE IN THE
SHOULDER AND ONCE IN THE NECK.
THE MOTHER GOT BACK SHORTLY
AFTER THAT, AND NEIGHBORS WERE
ABLE TO PUT HER IN THEIR CAR AND
DRIVE HER TO THE FIRE STATION A
QUARTER MILE AWAY. AND FROM
THERE, EMS TOOK THAT LITTLE GIRL
TO THE HOSPITAL, AND AN EIGHT
YEAR OLD KILLED IS A PAINFUL
REALITY FOR NEIGHBORS WHO TRIED
TO HELP AND FOR POLICE WHO ARE
TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL.
ALRIGHT, KID. TO PROMOTE IT. SHE
TRIED HER BEST TO KEEP
BREATHING, TRYING TO HELP HER.
BUT. IT DIDN’T WORK OUT. I JUST
HATE THAT BECAUSE TRAGIC JEAN
CHILD ABUSE ON THE SCENE AND
THEY’RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL
THOSE THINGS THAT I’VE SAID A
ZILLION TIMES. BUT WHAT DOES
THAT DO TO BRING THE EIGHT YEAR
OLD BACK? NOTHING, NOTHING. AND
THEN WE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEEDS
TO BE THE LAST ONE. THE CHIEF
SAYS. SOMEONE HAS TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND ALL OF THIS. HE
ALSO REMINDS GUN OWNERS. IF YOU
HAVE A GUN, YOU HAVE TO BE
RESPONSIBLE. SECURE THAT
ESPECIALLY AROUND CHILDREN, AND
WE’RE STILL WORKING TO GET
ANSWERS TO SO MANY OF THOSE
QUESTIONS. WE ALL STILL HAVE
LIVE IN DETROIT. I’M MEGAN WOODS
LOCAL 4, SO FRUSTRATING THAT IT
JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. ALRIGHT,
MEGAN. GUN SHOP OWNERS ARE
TAKING EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES
AFTER SMASHING GRAB THIEVES MADE
OFF WITH DOZENS OF GUNS OVER THE
SPAN OF JUST A FEW DAYS. THE
BREAK INS HAPPENING AT A SHOP IN
WEST LAND AND ANOTHER IN
DEARBORN HEIGHTS. ONE OF THE BIG
QUESTIONS ARE THEY CONNECTED.
SHAWN LEY IS LIVE WITH A STORY
AND SEAN THIS HAS THE ATTENTION
OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AS
WELL. ABSOLUTELY A T F ALSO
SAYING THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED.
ONE THING WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT
THE SMASH AND GRAB ROBBERS IS
THIS THEY TRAVEL WITH THEIR OWN
ARMED SECURITY TO PULL THESE
OFF, WE ARE SPEAKING ONE ON ONE
WITH THE A. T F TONIGHT, THE
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 100
GUNS NOW ON THE STREETS. A WORK
CREW IS NOT ONLY REPAIRING A
MASSIVE HOLE IN THE FRONT OF
ARMED IN MICHIGAN GUN SHOP ON
WAYNE ROAD IN WESTLAND. THEY’RE
FORTIFYING THE BUILDING WORKING
TO PROTECT AGAINST WHAT HAPPENED
HERE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A
PLANNED ATTACK ON ARMED IN
MICHIGAN IN THE FORM OF PLOWING
A KIA SUV THROUGH THE FRONT AND
10 MEN RUSH IN TO STEAL
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF
HIGH END WEAPONS. THIS CREW EVEN
HAD THEIR OWN SECURITY TEAM
OUTSIDE ON THE LOOKOUT WHILE THE
SMASH AND GRAB WENT DOWN HOURS
LATER, THE VERY SAME THING
HAPPENING AT THIS GUN SHOP IN
DEARBORN HEIGHTS ON WEST WARREN
AVENUE. NOT ONCE. BUT TWO TIMES
SMASHING THROUGH STEALING GUNS,
THEN COMING BACK AND SMASHING
THROUGH THE BOARDED UP FRONT OF
THE BUSINESS AGAIN NOW, 100 OR
MORE HIGH POWERED GUNS ARE ON
THE STREETS, AND THERE IS A RUSH
FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT TO TRACK
DOWN. THE MEN TRACK DOWN THE
GUNS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN.
SPENCER WONG OWNS ARMED IN
AMERICA IN RESPONSE TO THIS
MASSIVE BREAK IN OPERATION TODAY
, HE’S DOING SOMETHING HE’S
NEVER HAD TO DO BEFORE, AND NOW
WE HAVE 24 7. AT NIGHT. WE HAVE
SECURITY SECURITY AT NIGHT NOW.
ARMED SECURITY. EVERYTHING BACK
UP AND GOING. YES WE ALSO SPOKE
ONE ON ONE TODAY WITH THE MAN IN
CHARGE OF THE ATF HERE IN
DETROIT. IT’S AROUND THE CLOCK
EFFORT TO SOLVE THE CASE. WE’RE
GOING TO WANT TO BE A PART OF
THIS PART OF THE SOLUTION WE
HAVE TO CALL IN. BACK HERE. LIVE
80 F NOW, WITH THE $20,000
REWARD. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN
SUBMIT TIPS, THEY SAY CALL
313-298 TO 3400 OR TRIPLE 8 80 F
TIPS OR EMAIL TIPS AT 80 F DOT
GOV. THERE’S ALSO AN APP FOR
ANONYMOUS TIPSTERS REPORTED DOT
COM AGAIN $20,000.80 F REWARD
HERE. FULL COURT PRESS. THEY SAY
TO TRY TO GET THESE GUYS BEFORE
THEY STRIKE AGAIN, AND THEY ARE
WARNING ALL GUN SHOP OWNERS TO
BE READY BACK TO YOU. OKAY SEAN,
THANKS NUMBERS FROM THE STATE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE NEW
COVID 19 CASES ACROSS THE STATE
MICHIGAN REPORTING TODAY MORE
THAN 18,000 NEW CASES OVER THE
PAST SEVEN DAYS, BUT HIGHER THAN
LAST WEEK WHEN THE NUMBER WAS
PRTY CLOSE TO 16,000 REMEMBER
, THOSE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE
HOME TESTING RESULTS. THOSE ARE
MOST OFTEN NOT REPORTED TO THE
STATE STATE IS ALSO REPORTING
190. SIX NEW VIRUS RELATED
DEATHS. ALWAYS A REMINDER THE
VIRUS CAN BE STILL VERY SERIOUS
IN SOME CASES. ALL RIGHT, LET’S
GET YOU CAUGHT UP ON YOUR
FORECAST. AND WE’VE HAD NOT TOO
BAD OF A STRETCH HERE OF MILDER
TEMPERATURES COLOR. THEY’RE
BEAUTIFUL SKY OVER THE DOWNTOWN
RIGHT NOW, KIM JUST GORGEOUS.
WE’VE GOT THOSE NICE, PUFFY
WHITE FAIRWEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS
LOOKS LIKE A PAINTING OR A
PICTURE. IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL AND
IT’S STAYING FOR QUITE A WHILE.
I’M ACTUALLY PRETTY SHOCKED AT
THE FUTURE FORECAST. I CAN’T
WAIT TO SHOW IT TO YOU A LITTLE
BIT LATER ON IN THE SHOW. NO
RAIN IN THE NEAR TERM EIGHTIES
MAKING A COMEBACK, AND IT’S
GOING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE SUMMER
BY THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. IN
FACT, YOU LOOK OUT TO THE WEST.
LOOK AT THE HEAT 88 IN KANSAS
CITY, 79 IN THE MORNING 80 IN ST
LOUIS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE
WARMING UP HERE. IT’S BELOW
AVERAGE FOR ONE MORE DAY. THAT’S
TODAY. AVERAGE HEIGHT IS 76.
WE’RE ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID
SEVENTIES, BUT THAT’S GOING TO
CHANGE HERE. OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. FEW CLOUDS ONTO
THE WEST. IF YOU LIVE IN HOWELL,
BRIGHTON AND ARBOR, YOU ARE
GETTING THE CLOUDS THE REST OF
US MOSTLY CLEAR AND UNDER OF
THOSE CLEAR SKIES. WE ARE GOING
TO DROP DOWN TONIGHT INTO THE
FIFTIES. SO STILL COOL WHEN YOU
SEND THE KIDS TO THE BUS STOP 57
DEGREES, BUT THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW
AND A HIGH OF 81 OF THE BEST
WAYS TO KEEP UP WITH THE
FORECAST IN BETWEEN OUR NEWSCAST
IS TO DOWNLOAD THE FOREWARN
WEATHER APP AND YOU CAN PLUG IN
YOUR CITY AND IT’LL TELL YOU
WHEN IT’S GOING TO RAIN WITH THE
TEMPERATURES ARE AND MUCH, MUCH
MORE SO DOWNLOAD THE FOREWARN
WEATHER APP TODAY. OKAY KIM.
THANK YOU. THE CARPET’S BEEN PUT
DOWN. THE DISPLAYS ARE GOING UP
AND THE NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IS
ALMOST READY TO ROLL. AND
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS GOING TO BE
IN TOWN TOMORROW FOR A SNEAK
PEEK. BUT THERE’S AT LEAST ONE
NEW VEHICLE WE GET TO SEE BEFORE
HE DOES BUSINESS, SAID IRAN,
MALONEY LIVE DOWNTOWN AFTER
GETTING A SNEAK PEEK AT THAT
VEHICLE, ROD WELL, DEVIN, YOU
KNOW, WE’RE THERE WERE THREE
DIFFERENT OUTDOOR VENUES, RIGHT?
YOU GOT HEART PLAZA CANNABIS
MARCHES IN HERE. THE SPIRIT OF
DETROIT AND IF YOU LOOK RIGHT
BEHIND ME HERE, YOU CAN SEE THEM
KICKING OFF THIS YEAR’S AUTO
SHOW AFTER A THREE YEAR HIATUS,
THEY’RE GOING TO BE SHOWING US
THE NEW 300. C BUT WE HAD A
CHANCE TO SHOW IT TO YOU FIRST.
FROM THE DAY THEY UNVEILED THE
UPDATED 300 C BACK IN 2005. IT’S
BEEN POPULAR. SOME OF THE
BUSINESS SAY IT’S GOT A LITTLE
OLD AND TIRED, BUT YOU MIGHT
WANT TO REASSESS THAT
CONSIDERING THE NEWEST
ITERATION. CHRYSLER BRANDS
CRISPY, WELL TELLS LOCAL 4 23
MODEL YEAR IS GOING TO BE THE
LAST YEAR FOR THIS VERSION OF
THE 300. WE WANTED TO SEND IT
OFF AND STYLE, SO WE CREATED
THIS SPECIAL BUZZ MODEL 300 C
BRINGING BACK THE 6.4 LEADER HAD
THE V EIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 2014. THE 300 C HAS A LONG
DETROIT HERITAGE. THE 1957
VERSION HAD TAILFINS AND SUCH A
CLASSIC LOOK. IT’S BEEN FEATURED
IN MOVIES FOR YEARS, KNOWING
THAT IS PROUD TO HAVE THIS ONE
KICK OFF THE NEWEST VERSION OF
THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
AUTO SHOW IN DETROIT IS THE CITY
THAT MADE CHRYSLER AND IN MANY
WAYS, SO IT’S REALLY HEARTENING
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TO
KICK OFF THE WEEK, MAYOR MIKE
DUGGAN DID HIS TRADITIONAL
WALKTHROUGH AND WALKED VIRTUALLY
EVERY INCH OF THE PLACE. EXCITED
TO HAVE THE SHOW BACK, YOU’RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES TEST DRIVE,
AND THEN YOURSELF OUTSIDE,
YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE
CHAUFFEURED INSIDE TO TRY OUT
DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND YOU’RE
GOING TO SEE THE FIRST WAVE OF
THE WHAT I WOULD CALL THE JETSON
CARS, THE VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND
LANDING VEHICLES. NOW THERE’S A
DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FIELD,
MAINLY BECAUSE WE’RE NOT WEARING
PARKAS OUT HERE. IT’S SEPTEMBER
. THE WEATHER IS HOSPITABLE, AND
THEY INTEND TO USE EVERY BIT OF
THAT TO HELP MAKE THIS A GREAT
NEW YEAR. BACK TO YOU. OKAY, SO,
ROD, IF THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT,
DOES THAT MEAN THERE ARE THINGS
THEY WANTED TO DO THIS YEAR? BUT
COULDN’T YEAH, THE MAYOR LEAD ON
THAT THEY HAD TRIED BUT DIDN’T
HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET TOGETHER
AND AUTOMATION TRACK. IN OTHER
WORDS, YOU CONSIDER AN AUTOMATED
VEHICLE AND DRIVE AROUND IN THE
TRACK AND DO THAT, BECAUSE
AUTOMATION IS CERTAINLY DOWN THE
LINE TRYING TO GET READY FOR
THAT, AND SO THEY’RE ALREADY IN
PREPARATION FOR THAT FOR NEXT
YEAR. OKAY, ROD, WE APPRECIATE
IT. YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE YOU
MISSED THE SNOW ROD YOU’RE DOING
JUST FINE THERE. WELL, NO GOOD.
NEITHER WE HAVE SPECIAL LIVE
COVERAGE OF THE CHARITY PREVIEW
COMING UP FRIDAY NIGHT. I’LL BE
JOINED BY RHONDA WALKER AND A
LOT OF SPECIAL GUESTS FOR AN
HOUR OF THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR.
AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF THOSE
BEAUTIFUL CARS ALL STARTS AT