LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. LAUREN COURTS WAS CERTAINLY A HERO TO
HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO
KIDS, BUT HE WAS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN HIS FIVE YEARS
WITH THE DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED
A CITATION FOR ARRESTING A
MURDER SUSPECT AND FINDING THE
MURDER WEAPON. HIS DEATH. WAS
SENSELESS AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE YOUNG MAN WHO TOOK HIS LIFE
. JASON COLTHORPE IS AT THE EAST
POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE
THEY KNOW AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT
HIM, JASON THEY DO. KIM AND
POLICE SAY 19 YEAR OLD AND MONTE
DAVIS MAY HAVE WANTED TO DIE
WHEN HE STARTED SHOOTING AT
POLICE, AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN
COULD BE BECAUSE OF HIS RECENT
RUN INS WITH THE LAW AND THAT
INCLUDED AN IMMINENT ARREST FROM
AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT. IMANI
DAVIS WAS DEFINITELY ON POLICE’S
RADAR. HIS RECENT TIMELINE OF
TROUBLE STARTS JANUARY 4TH 2021
WITH AN ARREST IN EAST POINT FOR
IMPROPER POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
IN A VEHICLE, DAVIS GOT A YEAR
PROBATION AND PAID A FINE. THEN
MAY 30TH OF THIS YEAR EAST POINT
. POLICE RESPONDED, BUT DID NOT
MAKE AN ARREST. THE CHARGES
DESCRIBED IN COURT DOCUMENTS AS
FAMILY OFFENSES, A MISDEMEANOR
ARREST WARRANT REQUEST WAS MADE
, AND A SOURCE SAYS IT WAS
APPROVED AND CURRENTLY
OUTSTANDING. DAVIS WAS ARRESTED
JUNE 9TH AND EAST POINT ON THREE
WEAPONS ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING
FELONY FIREARM IN CONNECTION TO
A DRIVE BY SHOOTING. THEN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH. SHOTS FIRED
FROM WINDOW ABOVE THE DEJA
SALON, A JOY ROAD AT A DODGE
CARAVAN AFTER THE DODGE SPEEDS
OFF DETROIT POLICE SHOW UP
MINUTES LATER INVESTIGATING
SHOTS FIRED AND OFFICER LAUREN
COURTS SCOUT CAR IS AMBUSHED.
CHIEF JAMES WHITE, SAYS COURTS
PARTNER AMANDA HUTCHINS TRYING
TO SAVE HIS LIFE AS THE BULLETS
CONTINUED FLYING, SHE MAKES THE
DECISION. TO GIVE HER PARTNER A
CHANCE TO LIVE, KEEPING HER BACK
TO THE ASSAILANT. I’VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED DAVIS
AS HE CAME DOWN THE STAIRS AND
ONTO THE STREET. HE WAS WITHOUT
A DOUBT A HERO. AND YOU’RE GONNA
HEAR THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN BECAUSE IT’S IMPORTANT. WE
SPEND TOO MUCH TIME TALKING
ABOUT NON HEROES COURTS FATHER
WHO RETIRED FROM DPD AFTER 32
YEARS ON THE JOB, ECHOED THAT
SAME SENTIMENT RIGHT NOW I’M
TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS
KIDS, YOU KNOW MY GRANDKIDS. THE
FAMILY. MY WIFE. I KNOW THERE’S
SOME CONFUSION ABOUT DAVIS’S
PAST AND THAT THAT TIMELINE LET
ME TRY AND CLEAR IT UP A LITTLE
BIT. I SPOKE TO MACOMB COUNTY
PROSECUTOR PETER ACETO TONIGHT
WHO SAID REGARDING THAT DRIVE BY
SHOOTING ON JUNE 9TH. HIS OFFICE
GOT THE WARRANT REQUESTS ON JUNE
22ND. IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10
DAYS TO WRITE UP THOSE, AND HE
SAID HIS OFFICE HAD NOT SIGNED
OFF ON IT YET SIMPLY BECAUSE
THEY NEEDED TO DO MORE
INVESTIGATING. SPECIFICALLY,
THEY DIDN’T HAVE A WITNESS.
TYING DAVIS TO THE GUN IN THAT
INCIDENT OR PULLING THE TRIGGER
. HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE
THAT GUN OFF THE STREET. NOW IN
MAY 30TH THAT WARRANT REQUEST
PLACIDO SAYS WAS NEVER AT HIS
OFFICE MOST LIKELY BECAUSE IT
WAS JUST A MISDEMEANOR AND HAD
PROBABLY GONE THROUGH THE CITY
OF EAST POINT. KIM DON’T
UNDERSTAND. DO WE KNOW WHY HE
HADN’T BEEN PICKED UP YET ON THE
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS. WE DON’T.
WE ALSO DON’T KNOW WHEN IT WAS
ISSUED. WHICH IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE ALMOST CERTAINLY IT
HADN’T BEEN ISSUED BY JUNE. 9TH
WHICH WAS 10 DAYS LATER HAD IT
THE OFFICERS THAT WERE INVOLVED
IN INVESTIGATING THAT DRIVE BY
WOULD HAVE KNOWN HE HAD THAT
OUTSTANDING WORK WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO PICK HIM UP. AH BUT
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A
MISDEMEANOR. PROBABLY THERE WAS
NO URGENCY IN APPREHENDING HIM
AT THAT TIME, KIM ALRIGHT,
JASON. THANK YOU. OR DETROIT
POLICE CHIEF JAMES WHITE HAS
BEEN GOING ABOUT WHAT MUST BE
THE WORST TASK OF HIS JOB TRYING
TO COMFORT COURTS FAMILY, OF
COURSE, TRYING TO COMFORT THE
ENTIRE FORCE AND TRYING TO CALL
LEADERS TO ACTION. I ASKED HIM
ON OUR FIVE PM NEWSCAST THIS
EVENING ABOUT THE CHANGE HE’D
MAKE IF HE COULD DO JUST ONE
THING. STARTS WITH PENALTY,
RIGHT? AND I THINK YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT THERE HAS TO BE
A RESULT OF BAD ACTS. IF YOU
COMMIT A CRIME PUNISHMENT NEEDS
TO BE ABSOLUTE AND CERTAIN AND
SWIFT. UM YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE
COURTS BACK OPEN. WE NEED TO
HAVE TRIALS. WE NEED TO GET
VIOLENT OFFENDERS OFF THE
STREET, AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT
GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY AND
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. REGARDLESS OF
WHERE? WHAT PART OF THE AISLE
YOU’RE ON WHERE YOU SIT IN THE
POLITICAL SPECTRUM OF GUN
CONTROL. IT’S NOT ABOUT GUN
CONTROL IS ABOUT CONTROLLING
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN THE
VIOLENCE IN HIS MAJOR CITIES
AROUND THIS COUNTRY. IT’S LIKE
NUMBERS WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE
, AND EVEN WITH OUR OFFICER WHO
WAS MURDERED, YOU KNOW, WE FOUND
OUT EARLIER TODAY THAT THE
ASSAULT RIFLE OR ASSAULT WEAPON
BECAUSE TECHNICALLY, IT WASN’T A
RIFLE THAT WAS USED AS DRACO WAS
PURCHASED THE PAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AT A
TIME. WHEN MASS SHOOTINGS IN
THIS COUNTRY ARE THROUGH THE
ROOF. WE’RE STILL SELLING THESE
TYPES OF WEAPONS. A GO FUND ME
HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP COURTS
FAMILY WITH BILLS AND OTHER
EXPENSES, AND WE’VE POSTED A
LINK TO THAT ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND YOU CAN
ALSO READ A STATEMENT FROM
CHRISTINE COURTS ABOUT HER LATE
HUSBAND. WHO SHE DESCRIBES AS A
LOVING FAMILY MAN WHO WAS
WONDERFUL WITH THEIR TWO
CHILDREN. NEW TONIGHT, THE CITY
OF DETROIT ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST
PROBABLE CASE OF MONKEYPOX.
SECOND CONFIRMED CASE HERE IN
MICHIGAN. YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST
WEEK WE TOLD YOU PERSON LIVING
IN OAKLAND COUNTY AS LIKELY
TESTED POSITIVE AND IS IN
ISOLATION RIGHT NOW, DOCTORS
TRYING TO IDENTIFY CLOSE
CONTACTS OF THOSE WHO THEY
BELIEVE HAVE MONKEYPOX, BOTH OF
THEM AND WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED. RIGHT WELL, IT’S DRY
RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE RAIN
HEADED OUR WAY BEFORE THE WORK
WEEK IS DONE WITH BRETT. SEE
WHAT’S COMING OUR WAY HERE
TOMORROW. BRETT, KEEP THE
UMBRELLAS HANDY AS WE WRAP UP
THE WORK WEEK. BUT THE GOOD NEWS
AND ALL THIS WILL GET IT ALL OUT
OF THE WAY IN TIME FOR WHAT
SHOULD BE A GREAT LOOKING
WEEKEND AHEAD IS QUIET ACROSS
THE MITTEN, BUT YOU CAN SEE BACK
OUT TO THE WEST SHOWERS EVEN IF
YOU THUNDERSTORMS. OUT NEAR
MINNEAPOLIS PARTS OF IOWA. THIS
IS GOING TO TRY TO WORK ITS WAY
IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS
STARTING TOMORROW, KENDO. IT
SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE FOR THE
WEEKEND. BUT IF YOU ARE PLANNING
ON BEING OUT ON FRIDAY, JUST
KEEP IN MIND, IT’S GOING TO BE
DURING THE AFTERNOON THAT WE SEE
THAT BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS.
MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER, AND I
REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE I
REALLY THINK THE THUNDERSTORM
THREAT IS BETTER TO OUR SOUTH.
FOR US. IT’S JUST SOME LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN TO WRAP UP THE
WEEK. BUT THE WEEKEND LOOKS A
LOT BETTER LOWER EIGHTIES. LOTS
OF SUN DEW POINTS ARE ALSO DOWN,
SO IT FEELS A LOT BETTER THIS
WEEKEND. SOME CHANGES, THOUGH,
ARE ON THE WAY AS WE ARE
TRACKING. SOME HEAT, SOME
HUMIDITY AND MORE RAIN FOR NEXT
WEEK, WE’LL DIVE FURTHER INTO
ALL OF THIS COMING UP IN JUST A
BIT. THANK YOU. A FAMILY LEFT
HEARTBROKEN AFTER A YOUNG BOY
DIES AFTER FALLING FROM A PLAY
STRUCTURE AT CAMP DEARBORN
STATE, POLICE SAY 10 YEAR OLD
CARSON DONE WAS PLAYING ON A
FLOATING STRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE MAIN LAKE WHEN HE FELL
LAST NIGHT IN MILFORD TOWNSHIP.
A LIFEGUARD PULLED CARSON OUT OF
THE WATER, BUT HE WAS
UNRESPONSIVE. FIREFIGHTERS TOOK
HIM TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL, WHERE
HE LATER DIED. RIGHT NOW.
CARSON’S DEATH IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION, BUT STATE POLICE
BELIEVE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
LIFEGUARDS THAT WERE PRESENT THE
CHILD WAS WEARING A LIFEGUARD.
HIS FAMILY WAS THERE WITH HIM.
UNFORTUNATELY APPEARS HE JUST
MISSED STEP OR LOSSES, FOOTING
AND FELL DOWN. PERSONS MOM SAYS
HE WAS AN AMAZING SON AND
BROTHER. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP
THE FAMILY WE’VE POSTED THERE.
GO FUND ME ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM
RYAN KELLY, ONE OF THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO CHARGES IN THE JANUARY
6TH INSURRECTION. KELLY IS
FACING FOUR MISDEMEANOR CHARGES
. THE FBI SAYS KELLY WAVED
RIDERS TO COME FORWARD AT THE U.
S CAPITAL ON JANUARY 6TH. IT’S
ALSO ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING A
RIOTER AND DESTROYING A TARP.
KELLY WAS ARRAIGNED VIRTUALLY IN
FEDERAL COURT THIS MORNING. HE
DID TAKE PART IN LAST NIGHT’S
PRIMARY DEBATE IN GRAND RAPIDS.
WELL AFTER COLLAPSING ON STAGE
FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AT PINE
KNOB TUESDAY NIGHT REPS FOR
CARLOS SANTANA SAID HE WAS GOING
TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. THE
ICONIC GUITARIST HAS BEEN
SPOTTED OUT IN PUBLIC FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE IT HAPPENED.
MACDONALD LIVE IN ROCHESTER
TONIGHT, WHERE HE WAS SHOPPING
THIS AFTERNOON, MARA. DE’VEON
THAT’S RIGHT. CARLOS SANTANA AND
HIS WIFE, CINDY, WHO IS AN
ACCOMPLISHED DRUMMER IN HER OWN
RIGHT, WE’RE SHOPPING HERE ALONG
MAIN STREET WHEN AN EAGLE EYED
FANS SPOTTED THEM. LET ME SHOW
YOU WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. OKAY
ELIZABETH KINCAID WAS IN THE
AUDIENCE AT PINE KNOB WHEN
LEGENDARY GUITARIST CARLOS
SANTANA COLLAPSED ON STAGE.
YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE VIDEO SHE
TOOK THAT NIGHT AND THEN IT WAS
JUST LIKE HOW HORRIFIC WHAT IS
REALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SO
THERE’S LIKE THIS COLLECTIVE, UM
SOMETHING’S NOT GOING WELL.
TODAY SHE WAS DRIVING HOME ON
MAIN STREET IN ROCHESTER AND NOT
HAVING THE BEST OF DAYS. HER MOM
IS NOT WELL, WHEN I LOOK AND I’M
LIKE. LET ME SWING BACK AROUND
THE BLOCK AND SEE IF WHAT I
THINK I’M SEEING IS ACTUALLY
WHAT I’M SEEING WAS CARLOS
SANTANA AND HIS WIFE, CINDY
ELIZABETH TOLD HIM SHE WAS GLAD
HE WAS FEELING BETTER AND ASKED
TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE
COUPLE. THEY GRACIOUSLY OBLIGED
. ELIZABETH HOPPED BACK IN THE
CAR AND CALLED HER HUSBAND AND
I’M ON THE PHONE WITH MY HUSBAND
LIKE YOU WON’T EVER BELIEVE,
LIKE NEVER, EVER. WILL YOU
BELIEVE WHO I JUST MET AND I
SENT HIM THE PHOTO AND HE’S LIKE
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME. GO
BACK, INVITE THEM TO DINNER, SHE
DID TO HIS PARTING WORDS FOR ME
WERE STAY PRECIOUS. BACK HERE
ALIVE. THE SANTANA’S, ACCORDING
TO ELIZABETH, COULD NOT HAVE
BEEN NICER. HER ONLY REGRET. THE
ONE DAY THAT SHE WEARS
SWEATPANTS. IS THE DAY SHE ENDS
UP TAKING A PICTURE WITH CARLOS
SANTANA. IT NEVER FAILS. YOU
DON’T HAVE YOUR MAKEUP ON. YOU
HAVE SWEATPANTS ON LIKE THIS.
EXACTLY RIGHT. NEVER FAILS MORE
. HE LOOKED ALL RIGHT. HE LOOKS
FINE WITH IT. WHAT A GREAT,
GREAT, GREAT AND GREAT TO KNOW
THAT CARLOS IS FINE. HE’S DOING
WELL, EXACTLY. HE LOOKS GREAT.