FACE FEDERAL CHARGES IN HER DISAPPEARANCE. FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE SET TO GATHER TO
HONOR THE FAR TOO SHORT LIFE OF
WINTER. COLE SMITH KIDNAPING AND
DEATH OF TWO YEAR OLD WINTER
SMITH HAS BROKEN SO MANY HEARTS
ACROSS METRO DETROIT.
>> REALLY HAS. WE’VE BEEN
TELLING YOU ABOUT THE FEDERAL
CHARGES ANNOUNCED A FEW HOURS
AGO AGAINST HER MOTHER’S FORMER
BOYFRIEND. IF POSSIBLE, THE CASE
BECOMES EVEN MORE DISTURBING AS
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW LITTLE
WINTER DIED. MARA MACDONALD HAS
BEEN GOING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS
. MARA. THIS IS THIS IS TOUGH.
>> KIMBERLY IT’S AWFUL. I WANT
TO SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING
BEHIND ME. WINTERS IS BASICALLY
PATERNAL FAMILY IS OUT HERE
PREPPING FOR A VIGIL. WE’RE
GOING TO TAKE YOU TO THAT AS
SOON AS THAT STARTS IN A LITTLE
BIT. BUT I’VE TALKED TO HER
GRANDMOTHER, HER PATERNAL
GRANDMOTHER OUT HERE TONIGHT.
THEY HAVE SEEN WHAT THE FEDERAL
PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED HERE.
AND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT
WINTER WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH
WITH A PINK CELL PHONE CORD.
RASHAD TRICE IS ACCUSED OF
KIDNAPING AND KIDNAPING LEADING
TO DEATH. THE FEDS SPELL OUT
WITH PICTURES AND TEXT MESSAGES
WHAT THEY SAY HAPPENED HERE.
TRICE WAS IN LANSING SUNDAY
NIGHT IN A TERRIBLE FIGHT WITH
WINTERS MOTHER THEY WERE ARGUING
OVER MONEY. IT WAS VILE AND
PHYSICAL. WHEN SHE RAN FOR HELP,
THEY SAY TRICE SNATCHED WINTER,
WHO IS NOT HIS CHILD AND THEN
BEGAN HIS TREK DOWN TO METRO
DETROIT, ULTIMATELY KILLING THE
LITTLE GIRL BY STRANGLING HER
WITH A PINK CELL PHONE CORD.
PARTS OF WHICH WERE FOUND IN THE
CAR HE STOLE, AS WELL AS ON
WINTERS BODY WHERE HE DUMPED HER
ON THE CITY’S EAST SIDE. THE
FEDS PROVIDING TEXT MESSAGES
FROM TRICE’S UNCLE TELLING HIM
HE CAN HELP HIM, THAT IT’S ALL
WINTERS MOTHER’S FAULT. IN HIS
REPLY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE HIS
THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, HOW CAN YOU
ATTACK A TWO YEAR OLD?
>> LIKE HOW CAN A GROWN MAN
ATTACK? I CAN’T PROCESS THAT AND
THAT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME. AND
SO THE FAMILY IS I KNOW FOR ME,
I CAN SPEAK FOR ME, I’M LOOKING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH.
>> BACK HERE, LIVE VIGIL GOING
TO START HERE SHORTLY. AND I
THINK THERE’S AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCTION TO BE MADE. KIMBERLY
AND DEVIN, THESE ARE FEDERAL
CHARGES COMING OUT OF THE US
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. THAT MEANS
GRAND RAPIDS. AND BECAUSE THESE
ARE FEDERAL CHARGES, IT MEANS
TRICE IF HE IS CONVICTED, IS
DEATH PENALTY ELIGIBLE? WE ARE
LIVE ON DETROIT’S EASTSIDE. I’M
MARA MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> THIS WHOLE STORY JUST
ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING. MARA,
WE APPRECIATE YOUR REPORTING.
WE’RE ALSO LEARNING BRAND NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT THE LITTLE
GIRL REPORTED MISSING WHO POLICE
FOUND WITHIN JUST THE LAST HOUR.
THIS WAS THE SCENE ON DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE BEFORE INVESTIGATORS
CONFIRMED THE TWO YEAR OLD WAS
ALIVE AND IN THE CARE OF SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS THE FAMILY. THE
TODDLER IS IN POLICE CUSTODY
NOW, BUT WILL SOON BE REUNITED
WITH HER MOTHER. SHE’S BEEN FED
AND FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, IS
UNHARMED.
>> GOOD. NEW AT SIX, DETROIT
POLICE OFFICER IN THE HOSPITAL
AFTER A DOG ATTACK HAPPENED THIS
AFTERNOON AT A HOME ON LAKEWOOD
NEAR I-94 ON THE CITY’S EAST
SIDE. PRIYA MANN LIVE WITH WHAT
OFFICERS SAY LED TO THIS ATTACK.
PRIYA DEVIN KIM.
>> GOOD EVENING. THAT OFFICER
WAS HERE AT THIS HOME ON
DETROIT’S EAST SIDE FOR A
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY CALL. IT
WAS THAT HOME RIGHT BEHIND ME.
YOU CAN STILL SEE A POLICE
PRESENCE NOW, HOURS LATER, WHILE
THAT OFFICER WAS INSIDE THE HOME
WITH HIS PARTNER, A PIT BULL
ATTACK. THAT PIT BULL ATTACKED
THE OFFICER IN HIS GROIN AREA.
THAT IS WHEN HIS PARTNER OPENED
FIRE SHOOTING THE DOG. THE
OFFICER WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE HOME AND WAS RUSHED TO
THE HOSPITAL. THAT PIT BULL IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY AND WAS
REMOVED BY ANIMAL CONTROL AS
WELL. BUT VERY SCARY MOMENTS
HERE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 3:00
THIS AFTERNOON, AS YOU
MENTIONED, ON 94 AND CHALMERS ON
THE EAST SIDE HERE ON LAKEWOOD
STREET. POLICE INITIALLY CALLED
FOR NEIGHBOR TROUBLE. AN OFFICER
ULTIMATELY ENDS UP GOING TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY
A PIT BULL. POLICE ARE STILL
HERE TONIGHT. HOURS LATER, WE
ARE WAITING TO SEE THE CONDITION
OF THE OFFICER. WE’RE TOLD HE IS
EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. REPORTING
LIVE FROM DETROIT’S EAST SIDE,
I’M PRIYA MANN, LOCAL 4. OKAY,
PRIYA, DETROIT POLICE ARE
LOOKING FOR NEW VIDEO AND ASKING
FOR HELP TO SOLVE THE SHOOTING
OF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY.
>> WHILE HE WAS FAST ASLEEP IN
HIS OWN BED ON DETROIT’S EAST
SIDE. LUCKILY, HE SURVIVED AND
HE’S IN STABLE CONDITION. HIS
FAMILY AND POLICE STILL LEFT
ASKING THE QUESTIONS WHY IT
HAPPENED AND WHO’S RESPONSIBLE.
MEGAN WOODS HAS BEEN TRACKING
THE INVESTIGATION ALL DAY AND
MEGAN JOINS US WITH THE LATEST.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING,
KIMBERLY.
>> SO POLICE BELIEVE IT WAS A
STRAY BULLET FROM TWO VEHICLES
SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER THAT SENT
THIS EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY HERE TO
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
>> WE SPOKE TO FAMILY. THEY
WALKED US THROUGH THE EVENTS
THAT THEY’RE CALLING SCARY SOUND
LIKE FIREWORKS IS WHEN I CAME TO
REALITY LIKE NO, IT’S GUNSHOTS.
IT’S THREE IN THE MORNING AND
BEFORE WILEY’S CHERRY COULD
FIGURE OUT WHERE THE SHOTS WERE
COMING FROM, MY AUNTIE WAS
SCREAMING, CALL 911. ANOTHER
AUNT ALSO LIVES IN THE COMPLEX
AND WAS CALLED OVER TO HEAR TO
HER THE FEAR IN HER VOICE AND TO
HEAR HER SQUEAL PRETTY MUCH
SQUEAL AND TO HEAR THAT HE HAD
BEEN SHOT.
>> IT WAS JUST SCARE FREE.
>> THEY SAY HE WAS HIT IN THE
ARM A THROUGH AND THROUGH AND
WHILE EVENTUALLY THAT WOUND WILL
HEAL, THEY KNOW THE TRAUMA WILL
LAST MUCH LONGER AND NOT JUST
FOR HIM.
>> MY OLDER SON, HE STARTED
CRYING BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THEY
PLAY TOGETHER. HE JUST SENT THEM
EARLIER YESTERDAY AND HE JUST
SEEN THEM AND THREE, 4:00 IN THE
MORNING WHEN YOU SEEN YOUR
LITTLE COUSIN GETTING RUSHED TO
THE HOSPITAL, THEY WANT THE
RECKLESS SHOOTER HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY
WANT THE COMPLEX TO MAKE THE
PROPERTY SAFER. SO ANOTHER CHILD
DOESN’T GET HURT OR WORSE.
>> THE KIDS ARE ALWAYS PLAYING,
RIDING THEIR BIKES, PLAYING WITH
EACH OTHER. WE HAVE LIKE BOUNCE
HOUSES OVER HERE, BIG PARTIES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> IT’S SCARY TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU DON’T EVEN WANT TO LET YOUR
OWN KIDS OUTSIDE. IT’S THE
SUMMER THEY WANT TO COME OUTSIDE
AND PLAY, BUT YOU’RE SCARED TO
LET THEM COME OUT BECAUSE YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT A BULLET GOING
TO COME FROM. FROM. THIS
HAPPENED NEAR MAC AND I-75, BUT
POLICE AREN’T SURE WHERE THE
SHOOTING ORIGINATED FROM.
>> SO THEY’RE ASKING PEOPLE IF
THEY HAVE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO,
CELL PHONE VIDEO, RING VIDEO,
ANY OF THAT TO REACH OUT TO HELP
THEM. YOU CAN EITHER CALL THEM
OR ONE 800 SPEAK UP. THAT’S
CRIME STOPPERS. YOU WILL REMAIN
ANONYMOUS. BACK TO YOU.
>> YOU KNOW, MEGAN, WE KEEP
DOING THESE REPORTS ABOUT
CHILDREN BEING SHOT IN THE CITY.
WHAT ARE THOSE STATISTICS
LOOKING LIKE FOR DETROIT? I’M
ALMOST AFRAID TO ASK LIKE
DETROIT POLICE SAY, THIS IS THE
59TH CHILD SHOT IN THE CITY OF
DETROIT JUST IN 2023.
>> AND WE STILL HAVE FIVE MONTHS
TO GO. SEVEN, SEVEN CHILDREN OUT
OF THAT NUMBER WERE KILLED. SO
THAT PUTS IT IN PERSPECTIVE.
THEY WANT IT TO STOP. THEY WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION AND TO
STOP.
>> YEAH, DISTURBING. ALL RIGHT,
MEGAN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR STORY
TONIGHT, THE FIGHT TO TURN DOWN
THE VOLUME ALONG WOODWARD TAKES
A NEW TURN.
>> JAMIE EDMONDS LIVE WITH WHAT
POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING NOW
TO LOWER THE NOISE FOR PEOPLE
WHO LIVE THERE. AND THIS HAS
BEEN SUCH A LONG RUNNING
COMPLAINT FOR THEM. JAMIE
>> THAT’S RIGHT. DEVIN YOU KNOW,
IT’S QUIET NOW AND HAS BEEN
SINCE WE’VE BEEN REPORTING ON
THIS STORY TODAY. BUT THE
PROBLEM OCCURS AT NIGHT. THAT’S
WHEN IT GETS SUPER NOISY HERE ON
WOODWARD. AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE JUST OFF OF THIS BIG
STREET, THEY SAY THE DREAM
CRUISE IS ACTUALLY QUIETER EVERY
NIGHT.
>> IT’S CRAZY, LOUD.
>> KEN AND JANET PLATT HAVE
LIVED IN THEIR HOUSE ON DAVIS
STREET IN BIRMINGHAM FOR 30
YEARS. THEY’RE USED TO THE DREAM
CRUISE ONCE A YEAR AND ACTUALLY
DON’T MIND IT, BUT SOMETHING
ELSE IS HAPPENING NIGHTLY DOWN
WOODWARD I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST
DREAM CRUISE WHERE THIS
HAPPENED.
>> NO, AS SOON AS IT’S SPRING,
IT’S DREAM CRUISE. IN THEIR
MINDS. AND THEY’RE THESE OFF
MARKET NOISE MAKERS. SO THEY’RE
NOT NATURAL TO THE CARS IS IT’S
CRAZY NOISY CRAZY NOISY THE
BIRMINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT
TELLS ME SINCE THE WEATHER
BROKE, THEY’VE BEEN HEAVILY
ENFORCING WOODWARD TRAFFIC AND
THE ASSOCIATED DANGEROUS DRIVING
BEHAVIOR THAT JEOPARDIZE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CONTRIBUTE TO NOISE.
>> THEY ALSO RELEASED A
STATEMENT IN EARLY JUNE ABOUT
HOW ELSE THEY PLAN TO MITIGATE
THE PROBLEM, SUCH AS ADDING
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS TO TARGET
WEEKEND TRAFFIC, MET WITH
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CLEAR
ALL PARKING LOTS ON THE CORRIDOR
AND APPLIED FOR GRANTS FOR MORE
PATROLS. THE PILOTS SAY THEY
HAVE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE.
>> YEAH, YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL
THAT THEY’RE OUT THERE DOING IT,
BUT THEY CAN’T. THEY CAN COME BY
AND IT GETS QUIET. 15 MINUTES
LATER, IT’S NOISY AGAIN, BUT
MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> YOU GET THESE LITTLE ROCKETS,
THESE LITTLE CARS THAT ARE
NOTHING SO LOUD. THE MINUTE THEY
ACCELERATE, IT IS SO LOUD. I
MEAN, IT SCARES OUR DOG.
>> NOW, LOCAL ORDINANCE CITIES
CANNOT ENFORCE VEHICLE NOISE AND
ALL THE POLICE CHIEFS OF THE
CITIES UP AND DOWN WOODWARD ARE
IN AGREEMENT THAT THE LAWMAKERS
NEED TO CREATE AN ENFORCEABLE
STATE LAW REGARDING VEHICLE
NOISE. IN FACT, ON THE
BIRMINGHAM WEBSITE IT THERE’S A
LIST OF ALL THE LAWMAKERS EARS
AND A SAMPLE LETTER FOR PEOPLE
TO GET THAT OUT TO LAWMAKERS TO
TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS
TO THEM. BECAUSE ON A NIGHT LIKE
TONIGHT, IT’S BEAUTIFUL. IT’S
THE WEEKEND AND IT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN AGAIN. WE’RE LIVE ON
WOODWARD, JAMIE EDMONDS, LOCAL
4.
>> PRETTY PREDICTABLE. EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT, JAMIE, SPEAKING OF
THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, LET’S
HEAD TO PLYMOUTH METEOROLOGIST
RON HILLIARD IN FOR KIM ADAMS
AND SHOWING US A BEAUTIFUL
FRIDAY EVENING.
>> AND HE’S ALSO SHOWING SOME
ART IN THE PARK. RON SEEMS LIKE
A GREAT ASSIGNMENT.
>> OH, I’M LOVING THIS
ASSIGNMENT.
>> KIMBERLY AND DEVIN, THIS IS
AMAZING. ENJOYING THE WEATHER
AND THE ARTWORK. I LOVE IT. IT
COULDN’T GET ANY BETTER. WELL,
AS YOU SEE, I’M SHADED RIGHT NOW
BY SOME TREES, BUT IF YOU LOOK
AROUND ME, YOU SEE THE SUNSHINE
BACK THERE. IT IS SUNNY OUT.
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES NEAR
80 DEGREES. WHAT MORE COULD YOU
ASK ON A SUMMER DAY? SO LET’S
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
TEMPERATURES AND GIVE YOU A VIEW
OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. THIS
COMES FROM MOUNT CLEMENS. YOU
CAN SEE THINGS OUT THERE, A FEW
CLOUDS HERE AND THERE, BUT YOU
STILL HAVE THE CLOUDS GIVING WAY
TO A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE. AN
82 DEGREES IN DETROIT, 77
HOWELL, 73IN PORT HURON, 78IN
MONROE. THOSE WINDS ARE LIGHT.
THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE A
LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING. WE HAVE
JUST UNDER TWO HOURS LEFT HERE
AT ART IN THE PARK, IF YOU WANT
TO COME ON DOWN. SO BY 8:00 WHEN
IT ENDS, IT’S GOING TO BE AROUND
76 DEGREES OR SO. BUT TOMORROW
WE WILL SEE CHANGING CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE RAIN SHOWERS, THE
THUNDERSTORMS POPPING UP AND
THEN THINGS GETTING BETTER AS WE
HEAD INTO SUNDAY, MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. AND WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
BEYOND THAT? WELL, THAT SEVEN
DAY FORECAST IS COMING UP. I
WILL TELL YOU THIS, THOUGH. IF
YOU’RE OUT HERE TODAY OR IF
YOU’VE JUST STEPPED OUT IN YOUR
OWN YARD, YOU’VE NOTICED THAT IT
IS LESS HUMID THAN IT WAS
YESTERDAY. SO WE’RE ALREADY
MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENT. COOLER
TEMPERATURES OUT HERE WILL BE
THE SAME CASE FOR TOMORROW WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. WE’LL TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP IN