LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. DEVELOPING NEWS IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON WHERE
FOUR PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN WHAT
POLICE ARE CALLING A TARGETED
ATTACK JUST STEPS AWAY FROM A
DETROIT HOTEL. GOOD AFTERNOON
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING
ME. I’M KRISTY MCDONALD. IT WAS
11 30 LAST NIGHT WHEN GUNFIRE
ERUPTED OUTSIDE OF THE WESTERN
BOOK CADILLAC HOTEL DOWNTOWN.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE SHOT. POLICE
ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR 1/5 PERSON
WHO THEY BELIEVE RAN FROM THE
SCENE. LET’S GET TO THE DETAILS.
NOW WITH GRANT HERMES. HE HAS
LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THE VERY
LATEST FOR US GRANT. WELL
KRISTIE POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING
FOR THE SHOOTER OR SHOOTERS AND
A POSSIBLE TARGET OF THIS
SHOOTING LAST NIGHT HERE AT THIS
POPULAR AND PRICEY HOTEL IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT, SO THIS ALL
HAPPENED AT ABOUT 11 30 LAST
NIGHT WHERE FOUR PEOPLE WERE
INJURED OUTSIDE OF THE HOTEL
HERE IN WHAT POLICE, AS YOU SAID
, ARE CALLING A TARGETED ATTACK
. POLICE SAY TWO VEHICLES PULLED
UP NEAR THE HOTEL, AND ONE
PERSON JUMPED OUT AND OPENED
FIRE. WHEN INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED
ON SCENE THEY HAD AN SUV. PART
IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL WITH AT
LEAST 10 BULLET HOLES IN IT.
POLICE ALSO TELL US FOUR OF THE
FIVE PEOPLE INSIDE THAT SUV WERE
SHOT THEIR AGES RANGE FROM ABOUT
20 YEARS OLD, THEIR EARLY
THIRTIES. THOSE FOUR WERE TAKING
THE HOSPITAL. TWO OF THEM WERE
IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND TWO
OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
AND WERE LISTED AS STABLE ON
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FIFTH
PERSON IN THAT CAR. THEY SAID
THAT THEY RAN OFF FROM THE
SCENE. THEY’RE HOPING THAT
PERSON DOES COME FORWARD TO HELP
THEM IN THEIR INVESTIGATION
AGAIN. THEY’RE STILL LOOKING FOR
ANY SUSPECTS IN THIS THAT WE DO
EXPECT TO HEAR FROM DETROIT
POLICE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT
12 30. I WILL BE THERE FOR US
AND BRING YOU UPDATES AT FIVE
O’CLOCK TONIGHT. CHRISTIE BACK
TO YOU. ALRIGHT THANKS SO MUCH
GRANT WILL SEE YOU IN LATER
TRADITIONS OF LOCAL 4 NEWS.
ALRIGHT, LET’S SWITCH GEARS NOW
AND TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE.
ACTUALLY, WE’RE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO DETROIT POLICE ARE NOW
SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN
IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE OF A
SUSPECT IN A SHOOTING ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. IT HAPPENED
LAST SUNDAY AROUND SEVEN P.M.
NEAR FUNCHAL STREET SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO SHOWS THE SUSPECT GETTING
OUT OF A LIGHT COLORED FORD
ESCAPE AND FIRING SHOTS INTO THE
VICTIM’S CAR. POLICE SAY THE
VICTIM, A 25 YEAR OLD MAN RAN
FROM THE SCENE, BUT HE WAS
FOLLOWED BY THE SUSPECT AND SHOT
AT. WE’RE TOLD THE MAN WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAS SINCE
BEEN RELEASED. IF ANYONE
RECOGNIZES THIS VEHICLE, OR HAS
ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE
INCIDENT, YOU’RE ASKED TO
CONTACT THE DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT. AS WE HEAD INTO THE
WEEKEND, PAUL GO AHEAD AND TAKE
IT AWAY. WITH WHAT? WE’RE
LOOKING AT. WEATHER WISE. YES WE
HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER RIGHT
NOW. BUT THE CLOUDS ARE NOT
LEAKING. IT IS STILL DRY. WE
EXPECTED THE MIDDAY PERIOD TO BE
DRY, SO WE’RE IN GOOD SHAPE
RIGHT NOW. NOW THE TEMPERATURE
IS RISING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN
WE EXPECTED EARLIER TODAY, I
THOUGHT WE’D BE MAYBE MID UPPER
THIRTIES REALLY MORE LIKE UPPER
THIRTIES BY NOON. WE’RE JUST
BARELY IN THE MID THIRTIES RIGHT
NOW, BUT THE WIND IS EXPECTED
HAS INCREASED ABOUT 10 MPH. SO
YOU’LL NOTICE THAT BREEZES
AFTERNOON WE’RE LOOKING AT A 10
TO 15 MILE PER HOUR WIND. SO SEE
EXACT TRACK 40 RADAR. WE ARE
DRY, BUT LET’S PULL THE MAP TO
THE EAST AND WILL TAP INTO THE
NORTH WEBSTER INDIANA RADAR HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME
STUFF OUT THERE. WE HAVE SOME
SNOW. WE HAVE SOME ICE AND WE
HAVE SOME RAIN. THERE ARE
ACTUALLY SOME VERY INTERESTING
THINGS HAPPENING WITH THIS. I’LL
SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP IN ABOUT
10 MINUTES, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE
FOR YOU IS THAT WE’RE GONNA
REMAIN DRY FOR SEVERAL HOURS YET
AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE THIS
STUFF APPROACHING THE ANN ARBOR
AREA UNTIL MAYBE FOUR O’CLOCK OR
SO AND THEN OVER, SPREADING THE
AREA BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN.
P.M. UM SO WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THE TIMELINE AND THE AMOUNTS
COMING UP IN JUST TWO MINUTES,
CRISTY. SOUNDS GOOD, PAUL. WE’LL
SEE YOU THEN. IT IS A DISTRICT
WIDE SICK DAY TODAY FOR VAN DYKE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THERE IS JUST
TOO MUCH ILLNESS GOING AROUND TO
SAFELY HOLD CLASSES. THE
DISTRICT POSTED A MESSAGE ON
THEIR WEBSITE YESTERDAY, SAYING
ALL SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED.
TODAY WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN
AND SEE IF VAN DYKE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY.
THE DISTRICT ISN’T SURE WHICH
ILLNESSES ARE CAUSING THE
CLOSURES, BUT THEY COME AMID
SPIKES IN COVID FLU AND RSV
CASES. IN DETROIT. INVESTIGATORS
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
SPARKED A FIRE THAT DAMAGED
THREE HOMES. IT APPEARED THE
FIRE STARTED IN A VACANT HOME ON
STOPFEL NEAR LIVER NOI ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE, BUT THE
FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TO BOTH
NEIGHBORING HOMES. ONE OF THE
HOUSES WAS GUTTED. FORTUNATELY,
THOUGH, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE
FAMILY OF A MAN ACCUSED OF
MAKING THREATS IN FRONT OF A
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP TEMPLE AND
THEN ACTING OUT IN COURT IS
LOOKING FOR HELP TODAY. HASSAN
CHOKER, WAS ARRESTED A WEEK AGO
IN HIS FACING ETHNIC
INTIMIDATION CHARGES FOR THE
INCIDENT AT TEMPLE BETH EL YOU
MAY RECALL DURING HIS FIRST
COURT APPEARANCE, HE SWORE AT
THE JUDGE AND THEN DURING A
SECOND COURT APPEARANCE, CHOKER
MOONED THE COURT CAMERA. NOW WE
ARE HEARING FROM HIS FAMILY.
THEY SAY CHOKER IS SUFFERING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND NEEDS
HELP, NOT A JAIL CELL. AND EVERY
TIME THAT HE HAD A MENTAL HEALTH
EPISODE THEY WERE THROWN BEHIND
BARS, AND WHEN WE ASKED FOR HIM
HIS FAMILY TO BE PETITIONED TO
GET MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT THEY
NEVER EVER HELPED US OR REACHED
OUT. THEY LEFT US CRYING IN OUR
HOUSES. BOND IS SET AT $1
MILLION. A STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
IS TAKING A PLEA BARGAIN FOR HIS
GUN CHARGE. MOZZIE SMITH IS
PLEADING GUILTY TO A SINGLE
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED POSSESSION
OF A LOADED WEAPON WHILE IN A
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS A
MISDEMEANOR. HE WILL BE
SENTENCED ON THE 29TH OF
DECEMBER. THAT’S JUST TWO DAYS
BEFORE THE WOLVERINES TAKE ON
TCU IN THE FIESTA BOWL. WE
REACHED OUT TO THE U OF M AND
THE UNIVERSITY HAS NO NEW
COMMENT. ON THAT PLAY DEAL. THE
PARENTS OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL
SHOOTER ARE ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO
GET A LOWER BOND. LAWYERS FOR
JAMES AND JENNIFER CRUMBLEY ARE
ARGUING THE TWO WERE NEVER ON
THE RUN LAST YEAR AND SAY THEY
HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE IT.
PROSECUTORS ARGUE THAT TWO
ATTEMPTED TO FLEE AFTER BEING
CHARGED, THE CRUMBLY SAY THEY
JUST SIMPLY WENT TO STAY IN A
FRIEND’S ART STUDIO FOR THEIR
SAFETY, AND THEY PLAN TO
SURRENDER THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAY
THEY CAN’T EXPLAIN WHY THEY HAD
FOUR CELL PHONES, USED CASH
INSTEAD OF CREDIT CARDS AND
STAYED IN THE STUDIO. KREMLIN’S
TRIAL IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD. LAST
MONTH, THEIR SON PLEADED GUILTY
TO MURDERING FOUR STUDENTS AND
INJURING SEVEN OTHERS. W. N B A
STAR BRITNEY GRINER RETURNS TO
THE US THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
BEING RELEASED FROM A RUSSIAN
PRISON. GRINER WAS ARRESTED AT
THE MOSCOW AIRPORT BACK IN
FEBRUARY AFTER AUTHORITIES FOUND
VAPE CANISTERS WITH CANNABIS OIL
IN HER LUGGAGE. PRESIDENT BIDEN
SIGNED OFF ON A PRISONER TRADE
WITH RUSSIA TO SECURE HER
FREEDOM. NBC’S BARRY JACKSON IS
IN WASHINGTON WITH THE VERY
LATEST FOR US. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WAS A ONE
OR NONE DEAL SWAPPING BRITTNEY
GRINER FOR A RUSSIAN ARMS DEALER
THAT WAS BEING HELD HERE IN THE
U. S WHILE LEAVING ANOTHER
AMERICAN BEHIND IN RUSSIA. W. N
B A STAR BRITNEY GRINER LANDING
ON U. S SOIL THIS MORNING AFTER
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
NEGOTIATED HER RELEASE FROM A
RUSSIAN PENAL COLONY, SHE’S LOST
MONTHS OF HER LIFE EXPERIENCE
THE NEEDLESS TRAUMA. IT WAS AN
EXCHANGE FOR THE US RELEASING
VICTOR BOOT, A RUSSIAN ARMS
DEALER KNOWN AS THE MERCHANT OF
DEATH. THE DEAL DID NOT INCLUDE
AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN PAUL WILLEN
. ONLY DEAL WE COULD SECURE WAS
BRITNEY FOR MR BOOT. THAT WAS
THAT WAS THE ONLY DEAL AVAILABLE
TO US. THE PRISONERS SWAP IS
DRAWING PRAISE AND SHARP
CRITICISM. WE’RE GLAD THAT SHE’S
COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. BUT
WE ALL KNOW PAUL WIELAND SHOULD
BE ON THAT PLANE AS WELL WILL
AND REMAINS BEHIND BARS IN
RUSSIA HELD ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES
, WHICH HE AND U. S OFFICIALS
STRONGLY DENY. I DON’T
UNDERSTAND WHY I’M STILL SITTING
HERE. GREATLY DISAPPOINTED. THAT
MORE HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO SECURE
MY RELEASE. ESPECIALLY. AS THE
FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY
ARREST IS COMING UP HIS FAMILY
CELEBRATED GRINDERS RELEASE BUT
CALLED IT A CATASTROPHE FOR PAUL
THINK THE U. S GOVERNMENT HAS
REALLY RUN THROUGH ALL OF ITS
OPTIONS, AND I THINK THE
CHALLENGE FOR OUR FAMILY IS TO
WAIT AND SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS
THE U. S CAN DRUM UP. THE BIND
ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL
NEVER GIVE UP ON EFFORTS TO
BRING WILL AND HOME WE’RE GOING
TO KEEP HAVING ACTIVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS TO
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO SECURE
PAUL’S RELEASED WHILE THE FIGHT
FOR WILL AND FREEDOM CAN THE
NEWS. THERE’S RELIEF. GREINER IS
FREE AFTER 10 MONTHS IN RUSSIAN
CAPTIVITY AND CAN FINALLY
REUNITE WITH HER FAMILY. GRINER
WILL GO HOME TO HER FAMILY AFTER
UNDERGOING A MEDICAL EVALUATION
AT AN ARMY BASE IN SAN ANTONIO.
IN WASHINGTON. I’M BREE JACKSON
BACK TO YOU. ALRIGHT THANKS SO
MUCH PRE BIG HOSPITAL MERGER IS
IN THE WORKS. MICHIGAN MEDICINE
IS ACQUIRING LANSING BASED
SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM. LEADERS
FOR BOTH HOSPITALS ARE MEETING
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE DEAL.
WE’VE LEARNED IT’S AN $800
MILLION PURCHASE, THE UNIVERSITY
SAYS THE ACQUISITION ADDS 115
SITES OF CARE ACROSS THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN, AND THAT MAKES
MICHIGAN MEDICINE A $7 BILLION
OPERATION. THE PURCHASE BUILDS
ON AN AGREEMENT THAT THE TWO
SYSTEMS SIGNED BACK IN MARCH OF
2019, WHICH ALLOWED MICHIGAN
MEDICINE TO COVER PEDIATRIC CARE
AT SPARROWS CHILDREN’S CENTER IN
LANSING. WELL STAY WITH US. WE
HAVE MORE STORIES COMING UP FOR
YOU THIS AFTERNOON, INCLUDING A
LANDMARK BILL TO PROTECT SAME
SEX AND INTERRACIAL COUPLES NOW
HEADS TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK.
PLUS ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION HIKE
FOR A STREAMING SERVICE WILL
TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU’LL BE