DOWNTOWN LOOKING FOR NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. ONE YEAR LATER, EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES HELD ALL OVER
METRO DETROIT TO ENSURE TATE
HANNAH. MADISON. AND JUSTIN.
THOSE FOUR LIVES TAKEN 365 DAYS
AGO BY VIOLENCE AT OXFORD HIGH
SCHOOL TONIGHT, HUNDREDS
GATHERING IN NEARBY CLARKSTON
SHOWING OXFORD THAT IT’S NOT
ALONE AS IT CONTINUES TO HEAL.
JACQUELINE FRANCIS WAS AT
TONIGHT’S SERVICE AND JACQUELINE
VERY EMOTIONAL NIGHT AS WE MARK
ONE YEAR SINCE THAT TRAGEDY IN
OXFORD. CAN REALLY INDEFINITE
CERTAINLY WAS, AND EVERYONE WHO
WAS AT TONIGHT’S SERVICE GOT ONE
OF THESE CARDS. IT READS OXFORD
STRONG ON THE FRONT AND A BLANK
SPACE ON THE BACK TO WRITE A
MESSAGE OF THEIR OWN. THIS IS
THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO HEAL
ONE YEAR AFTER AN UNIMAGINABLE
TRAGEDY. I JUST WROTE THAT GOD
LOVES YOU UNCONDITIONALLY.
PLEASE PRAY FOR STRENGTH AND
COURAGE FOR EVERYONE. PASSING ON
NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON THE
WAY OUT THE DOOR, THE COMMUNITY
GATHERED FOR REMEMBRANCE
CEREMONY AT RIDGEWOOD CHURCH IN
CLARKSTON, HONORING THE VICTIMS
AND FAMILIES OF THE OXFORD
SCHOOL SHOOTING FROM HANA TO
TAKE TO MADISON AND JUSTIN. AND
WHILE THEY MAY NOT BE WITH US
NOW, TAKEN OUT OF THIS WORLD FAR
TOO SOON. THEY’VE MADE AN
IMPACT. IN BETWEEN HIM TO OXFORD
STUDENTS TOOK THE STAGE SHARING
THEIR DAY ONE YEAR AGO AS WORD
SPREAD THAT SOMEONE HAD OPENED
FIRE IN THEIR SCHOOL. I WENT
UNDERNEATH THE TABLE AND WE HID
THERE FOR A WHILE, AND IT WAS
QUIET FOR A MINUTE UNTIL I PUT
MY HEAD UP AGAINST THE WALL, AND
THEN WE KNEW IT WAS REAL. PICKED
UP MY PHONE AND I OPENED IT AND
THERE IS JUST LIKE MESSAGES JUST
FLOODING MY PHONE FROM MY
FRIENDS LIKE ASKING IF I WAS
OKAY. MOMENT OF SILENCE
FOLLOWED. CLOSING OUT THE
SERVICE WITH LUMINEERS AND A
PRAYER. WE CAN’T PRAY ENOUGH FOR
THOSE FAMILIES AND THE OTHER
FAMILIES THAT WERE DIRECTLY
IMPACTED. THESE FILLED OUT CARDS
ARE HEADED TO OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT
TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THERE
REPORTING LIVE IN CLARKSTON,
JACQUELINE FRANCIS LOCAL 4. YEAH
OKAY, JACQUELINE. WE APPRECIATE
IT SO MUCH. AND FAMILIES IN
OXFORD TONIGHT HONORING THE FOUR
LIVES LOST WITH LUMINARIES ALL
ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO OXFORD
RIVERS. CANDLES WERE LIT FOR THE
ENTIRE NIGHT. EVERYWHERE YOU
DRIVE IN OXFORD THIS EVENING.
YOU SEE THESE LIGHTS LINING THE
ROAD SITTING ON PORCHES,
FAMILIES PUTTING OUT THESE
LUMINARIES OVER 20,000 OF THEM
HANDED OUT TODAY AND IT’S SEVEN
O’CLOCK, THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS CAME OUT OF THEIR HOMES
AND SWITCH THEM ON HERE. THE
SHORTS FAMILY, TWO YOUNG BOYS
ATTEND OXFORD SCHOOLS THAT SAYS
ONE YEAR LATER, THE PAIN IS AS
RAW AS IT WAS BACK, THEN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE LOST A
LOT LAST YEAR, AND, UH, I THINK
THAT WE ALL NEED TO COME
TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND PAY
TRIBUTE TO THE ONES THAT WE HAVE
LOST AND TRY AND MOVE AHEAD TO
WHAT WE CAN BECOME. BUSINESSES
UP AND DOWN M 24 APPEAR ROAD PUT
THE LUMINARIES ON THAT PARKING
LOT WALLS, YOUNGSTERS WITH HIGH
SCHOOL AHEAD OF THEM PLACE THEIR
BEACONS OF HOPE THROUGHOUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. A LOT OF EMOTIONS
THINKING OF THE FOUR FAMILIES
THAT LOST THEIR CHILDREN AND
THAT, UM, JUST WANT TO SHOW MY
COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT FROM THE
LITTLE WHITE LUNCH BAGS OF
LIGHT. TO A RATHER IMPRESSIVE
DISPLAY JUST SOUTH OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL. FOUR SEARCHLIGHTS
SHOOTING UPWARDS IN A SNOW
SCHOOL THIS EVENING, THE MAN
BEHIND IT, AND OXFORD, DAD. HIS
CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL THAT
MORNING WHEN THE GUNFIRE RANG
OUT, SAID HE HAD THE IDEA LAST
EVENING STARTED MAKING CALLS TO,
UH, PUT UP FOR A BIG BRIGHT
BEAMS TO THE SKIES FOR ARE FOUR
OXFORD ANGELS, UM YOU KNOW, KIND
OF MOONBEAMS TO HAVE THEM
MOONBEAM, MR HEAVEN. INDEED
THAT’S THE SCENE IN OXFORD
TONIGHT, TIM PANTON. BACK TO YOU
GUYS DOWNTOWN. ALL RIGHT, TIM
EARLIER TODAY ON LOCAL 4, PLUS
OUR KRISTY MCDONALD ANCHORED TO
SPECIAL HALF HOUR OF IMPORTANT
STORIES REVOLVING AROUND THE
OXFORD SHOOTING AND THE ONE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY, INCLUDING HOW
OXFORD STUDENTS HAVE HELPED THE
COMMUNITY IF YOU HAVE ALL THE
TEXAS RECOVER FROM THEIR MASS
SHOOTING, IF YOU MISSED IT, YOU
CAN STILL CATCH IT ON LOCAL 4
PLUS UNDER THE LOCAL FORCE
SPECIALS TAB. THIS WEEKEND MARKS
THE RETURN OF NOEL NIGHT IN
MIDTOWN, BUT WITH SOME CHANGES
SINCE IT WAS LAST HELD IN 2019,
PAMELA OSBORNE LIVE IN MIDTOWN
AND PAM, WHAT SHOULD FAMILIES
KNOW? HEADED DOWN THERE EXPECT
THIS YEAR. ALL THOSE CHANGES
INCLUDE A LARGER POLICE PRESENCE
AND A CURFEW. THERE ARE BIG
PLANS FOR NOEL NIGHT BIG
RETURN TO MIDTOWN. ONCE AGAIN,
VISITORS CAN EXPECT TO TAKE IN
LIVE MUSIC. THERE WILL BE PLENTY
OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE LITTLES
WITH AN ADDED EMPHASIS AND
SAFETY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF
SATURDAY AT FIVE AND GOES UNTIL
10 BUT HERE’S THE THING. ANYONE
UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AFTER
EIGHT PM THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE
SECURITY AND POLICE TO ENSURE
THIS EVENT STAYS THE FUN, FAMILY
FRIENDLY EVENT. ORGANIZERS OF
PLANNED FOR THERE’S BEEN TROUBLE
IN THE PAST IN 2017 14 WERE SHOT
AFTER SOME SORT OF DISPUTE BROKE
OUT. THEN JUST THE OTHER WEEK,
TWO TEENAGERS WERE SHOT NEAR THE
TREE LIGHTING AT CAMPUS MARTIUS
, WHO SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
OUT TONIGHT, ENJOYING THE LIGHTS
AND FIELDS OF CHRISTMAS DOWNTOWN
, WHERE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE
ADDED SECURITY MEASURES MAGIC
MAGICAL TIME OF YEAR SO
EVERYONE’S TRYING TO BE OUT AND
EVERYONE’S TRYING TO HAVE FUN.
UM SO IF WE CAN DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE
WHILE THEY’RE OUT HERE THEN WE
SHOULD BE DOWN FOR IT WOULD MAKE
IT A BIT SAFER. YEAH IF THERE’S
YOU KNOW THINGS THAT HAVE
HAPPENED, I THINK I THINK IT’S
GOOD TO TAKE MEASURES JUST TO
KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. SO
EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME.
YEAH. AND THE IDEA IS TO KEEP
THIS GROUP THESE GROUPS OF
YOUNGER PEOPLE FROM CONGREGATING
AROUND THESE EVENTS AND
HOPEFULLY MAKE THEM JUST A
LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR EVERYONE
REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT AT
MIDTOWN. I’M PAMELA OSBORNE
LOCAL 4. HOPEFULLY IT WORKS.
OKAY, PAM, WE APPRECIATE IT.
REMEMBER THE MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
RESIGNED TODAY. PAT O’KEEFE
NOTIFIED THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
AND OTHER MSU TRUSTEES. THAT HE
FEELS HE CAN NO LONGER SERVE ON
THE BOARD DECIDED DISPLEASURE
WITH THE OUSTER OF A BUSINESS
SCHOOL DEAN AS WELL AS WITH THE
PROCESS FOR CHOOSING AN INTERIM
PRESIDENT THAT FOLLOWING THE
RESIGNATION OF SAMUEL STANLEY
JR. O’KEEFE STILL HAD SIX YEARS
LEFT ON HIS EIGHT YEAR TERM. HE
WAS ELECTED BACK IN 2020. HIS
SUDDEN DEPARTURE REMAINS HIS
SUCCESSOR ON THE BOARD WILL BE
PICKED BY GOVERNOR WHITMER. WE
HAVE AN UPDATE TO SOME BREAKING
NEWS. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT
LAST NIGHT INVOLVING A SHOOTING
AT A FAMILY DOLLAR TONIGHT.
DETROIT POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR
THESE TWO SUSPECTS ON YOUR
SCREEN. THERE TAKE A LOOK.
THEY’RE WANTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
AND SHOOTING AT A FAMILY DOLLAR
ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. THIS ALL
HAPPENED IN THE 2200 BLOCK OF
WEST DAVIDSON NEAR 14TH STREET.
THIS WAS AROUND SIX O’CLOCK LAST
NIGHT. POLICE BELIEVE ONE OF THE
SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY SHOT A STORE
EMPLOYEE. THAT EMPLOYEE IS
EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. BUT YOU
HAVE ANY INFORMATION OR
RECOGNIZE THE TWO IN THAT PHOTO
CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT NUMBER IS
1 800 SPEAK UP. AND ORANGE
BARREL ALERT FOR WAYNE COUNTY
RIGHT NOW UNTIL MID DECEMBER,
SOUTH BONG TO 75 WILL HAVE JUST
ONE LANE OPEN THAT WILL BE FROM
FIVE MILES TO EUREKA ROAD
STARTING TOMORROW AT 6 30 AM
ALSO UNTIL MID DECEMBER, THE
NORTH BEYOND SIDE WILL HAVE ONE
LANE OPEN FROM EUREKA TO 96 THAT
WILL ALLOW CREWS TO MOVE
CONCRETE BARRIER SECTIONS TO THE
NEW SIDE OF THE ROAD. FROM THEN,
UNTIL NEXT SPRING, THE NORTH AND
SOUTH BEND SIDE WILL HAVE JUST
TWO LANES OPEN IN EACH DIRECTION
. ALL OF THE RAMPS, THOUGH, WILL
REMAIN OPEN. ALRIGHT WELL, IT’S
BEEN A WINDY AND COLD NIGHT
ACROSS METRO DETROIT AS WE IN
THE EVENING HERE, BUT WHAT A
LOVELY SHOT THERE OF CAMPUS
LOOKS PRETTY, BUT DOWN ON THE
GROUND THERE LITTLE CHILLY.
LET’S FIND OUT. WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT FROM KIM DOES LOOK VERY
PRETTY AND VERY FESTIVE. THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WE WERE UNDER
ALL DAY. LONG HAS EXPIRED. IT
EXPIRED AT 10 O’CLOCK, BUT THAT
DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE’RE NOT
STILL HAVING SOME PRETTY STRONG
WIND GUSTS. THEY JUST DON’T
REACH THE CRITERIA TO ISSUE AN
ADVISORY. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
WIND GUSTS AROUND 30. 85 2 37
MPH IN MOST AREAS. METRO IS NOT
REPORTING RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY
HAD A WIND GUST EARLIER TODAY
NEAR 50 48 MILE PER HOUR WIND
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON REPORTED AT
METRO AIRPORT. 30 NOW IS THE
TEMPERATURE OF METRO 32 CITY
AIRPORT, 29 IN PONTIAC 28 APPEAR
IN 31 IN MOUNT CLEMENS. BUT
THAT’S NOT REALLY HOW IT FEELS.
BECAUSE WE’RE STILL HAVING THE
GUSTY WINDS. THE WIND CHILLS ARE
IN THE TEENS PRETTY MUCH
EVERYWHERE YOU GO 15 IN PONTIAC
FEELS LIKE 17 IN, UH AT METRO
AND 14 IN ANN ARBOR FOR THE
DAYTIME. TOMORROW WE START OUT
COLD 20-6 DEGREES. WE DO REACH A
HIGH OF 36, BUT IT WILL FEEL
MORE LIKE THE TWENTIES THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY BECAUSE OF THOSE
WINDCHILLS, THEN WE CAN TALK