>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11:00 STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >> Anchor: FATHER OF TWO HIT
AND KILLED IN A TROY PARKING
LOT.
LOT. DRIVER LEAVING HIM TO DIE.
>> OUR WHOLE WORLD COLLAPSED.
THAT’S MY ONLY SON.
>> TONIGHT HIS FAMILY MAKES AN
EMOTIONAL PLEA TO PERSON
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE. >> Anchor: WE BEGIN WITH
BREAKING NEWS IN OAKLAND COUNTY
WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING
A MASSIVE FIRE SEEN FROM ALL
OVER METRO DETROIT.
FIRE STARTED 7:00.
CREWS STILL THERE TONIGHT.
>> Anchor: THIS IS AN
INDUSTRIAL AREA NEAR COOLIDGE
AND NORTH END AVENUE IN OAK
PARK.
PARK. MARA MACDONALD IS LIVE ON SCENE.
MARA THERE WERE MULTIPLE
BUSINESSES IN THERE?
>> Reporter: THERE WERE JASON.
SOMEHOW NO INJURIES.
LOOK BEHIND ME.
YOU CAN SEE SCENE IS ACTIVE.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL WORKING
ON THIS BUILDING.
WORKING ON HOT SPOTS TO GIVE YOU
A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THEY HAVE
BEEN DEALING WITH ALL NIGHT.
LIVE LOOK FROM OUR LOCAL 4 MASS
CAM.
CAM. IT REALLY PUTS IN TO PERSPECTIVE
FOR YOU EXACTLY HOW DEEP THIS
BUILDING IS.
BUILDING IS. AND YOU CAN SEE, IT IS STILL
SMOKING.
SMOKING. >> FIRE SO BIG OAK PARK CALLED
OUT FOR MUTUAL AID SO MULTIPLE
FIRE DEPARTMENTS RUSHED TO HEM.
THE BLACK PLUME OF SMOKE
MASSIVE, SPREAD THE SKIES OVER
METRO DETROIT.
METRO DETROIT. >> WHEN I DROVE DOWN THIS WAY
BIG KABOOYOW.
BIG KABOOYOW. >> THIS IS REAL AND PARK FIRE
RIPPED LUKE HOUSING MULTIPLE
BUSINESSES INCLUDING PERFORMANCE
80 TRAINING.
80 TRAINING. CHRISTOPHER HUFF ABOUT TO TEACH
CARDIO KICK BOXING CLASS WHEN
SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF.
>> TEACHING MY CLASS.
30, FOR THE PEOPLE BUILDING IN.
WALKED THEM OUT.
MOVED CARS.
MOVED CARS. CALLED 911.
CALLED 911. >> CLOT CLIENTS OUT AND LEFT HIS
MOTORCYCLE BEHIND.
MOTORCYCLE BEHIND. >> MY BIKE IS MY DAD.
’S HE PASSED IT DOWN TO ME.
SO BIKE MEANS A LOT.
>> MOTORCYCLE UNTOUCHED WALLS OF
FLAME AROUND IT.
FIREFIGHTERS PULLED IT OUT
TONIGHT WET BUT INTACT.
SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR REST OF
THE BUILDING, WHICH HOUSES
EVERYTHING FROM VENDING MACHINE
RENTALS TO MANUFACTURER OF
GRAPHIC WRAPPING MATERIAL PUT ON
CARS AND TRUCKS.
WORKERS RUSHING TO THE SCENE.
>> I NEED TO GO OVER HERE.
PLEASE DO NOT.
>> BACK HERE LIVE.
YOU CAN SEE FIREFIGHTERS STILL
WORKING ON THIS.
LIKELY THEY WILL BE OUT HERE ALL
NIGHT.
NIGHT. DUMPING WATER ON THIS.
AS FAR AS CAUSE, POINT OF
ORIGIN.
ORIGIN. ALL TOO EARLY TO TELL.
WE ARE LIVE IN OAK PARK.
I AM KIMBERLY MARA MACDONALD.
>> Anchor: FATHER OF TWO IS
KILLED IN HIT-AND-RUN.
48-YEAR-OLD JV AT WORK WHEN HE
WAS HIT IN PARKING LOT AND
DRIVER KEPT GOING LEAVING HIM TO
DIE.
DIE. LARRY SPRUILL IS LIVE IN TROY.
FAMILY MAKING A PLEA TO THAT
DRIVER?
DRIVER? >> Reporter: GOOD EVENING
KIMBERLY.
KIMBERLY. THAT FAMILY UPSET.
WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE LOST A
HUSBANDS, FATHER, BROKE, AND A
SON.
SON. POLICE SAY HE WAS WALKING IN
THIS PARKING LOT AND HIT BY A
CAR.
CAR. NOW THE FAMILY, HOPE CAMERAS
WILL BRING THEM JUSTICE.
>> OUR WHOLE WORLD JUST
COLLAPSED.
COLLAPSED. THAT’S MY ONLY SON.
>> Reporter: MOTHER’S
NIGHTMARE.
NIGHTMARE. FEELING A MOTHER DOESN’T WANT TO
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. LOSING A CHILD.
>> I LOVE MY SON SO MUCH.
HE IS THE WORLD.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE HURT
IN THE EYES.
HEAR THE PAIN IN HER VOICE.
>> THAT IS MY ONLY SON.
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY HER
SON, 48-YEAR-OLD JV DIED IN A
PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OF THE TROY
OFFICE BUILDING FRIDAY MORNING.
WALKING BACK TO HIS WORK TRUCK.
>> I COULDN’T COMPREHEND
SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. I COULDN’T COMPREHEND THAT MY
DAD WOULD GET KILLED IN THIS
WAY.
WAY. >> Reporter: 19-YEAR-OLD
ISABELLA BINKLY RETURNED HOME
FROM COLLEGE FOR SUMMER BREAK
DAY BEFORE.
DAY BEFORE. >> SO EXCITED TO COME BACK AND
SEE MY FAMILY AND SEE HIM.
SPEND TIME WITH HIM.
I COULD NOT COMPREHEND HE WAS
GONE.
GONE. >> WHOEVER HE IS, PLEASE COME
FORWARD.
FORWARD. GIVE YOURSELF TO POLICE.
>> SO HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN
HELP.
HELP. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS IN A
BLACK SUV.
BLACK SUV. POSSIBLY HAS SOME DAMAGE ON T IF
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE
DRIVER.
DRIVER. OR THIS ACCIDENT.
YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE
POLICE.
POLICE. WE ARE LIVE IN TROY.
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Anchor: YOU SHOWED US
CAMERAS IN THE PARKING LOT.
DO POLICE HAVE THAT VIDEO?
>> WELL RIGHT NOW THEY ARE GOING
THROUGH VIDEO.
THROUGH VIDEO. TRYING TO GET A CLEARER PICTURE
OF THE DRIVER BEFORE.
THEY CAN RELEASE IT TO
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THAT AND
WORKING ON THAT AT THE MOMENT.
>> HOPEFULLY IT TURNS UP
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT. >>WELL, DRY NIGHT OUT THERE.
COOLING OFF A BIT.
BUT BEN IS TRACKING SICK AND
VOUCH FOR THAT.
TRACKING STORMS POSSIBLY FOR
COMMUTE?
COMMUTE? >>
>> >> Weather: PROBABLY WET IN
THE MORNING BUT STRONG STUFF HAS
FADE.
FADE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES
SOUTH.
SOUTH. BUT SOUTHWEST OF US.
WE WILL MISS OUT ON T RAIN IS
DEVELOPING RIGHT AT THE STATE
LINE BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND
INDIANA.
INDIANA. EVENTUALLY IT WILL START TO WORK
THE WAY TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
FOR COMMUTE.
FOR COMMUTE. THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK AT RADAR.
LIGHTNING STRIKES BUT NO
WARNINGS.
WARNINGS. IT LOOKS LIKE PRETTY MUCH ALL WE
WILL CONTEND WITH IS SOME RAIN
IN MORNING.
IN MORNING. MAYBE COUPLE OF RUMBLES AS WE
START.
START. THIS IS TRACK ON THIS.
3:00 A.M. WE WILL SEE WIDE
SPREAD RAIN.
SPREAD RAIN. MAYBE SPOTS IN SOUTH ZONE TO
PICK UP THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH BUT LIGHTER FURTHER NORTH
YOU GO.
[INAUDIBLE]S. >> ALRIGHT.
>> ALRIGHT. DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
DEVELOPING TONIGHT. BODY FOUND IN A FIELD NEAR
JAYLEN ROSE ACADEMY ON WESTSIDE.
POLICE SAY YOUNGER MAN FOUND
WITH GUN SHOT WOUND TO HEAD.
THEY BELIEVE HE HAS BEEN THERE
FOR QUITE AWHILE.
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING IT AS A
HOMICIDE.
HOMICIDE. >> Anchor: TRAFFIC WAS STEADY
UP 75 TODAY AS MANY OF DETROIT’S
BUSINESS LEADERS HEADED NORTH.
>> POLICY CONFERENCE STARTS
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. AND AGENDA IS FULL ONE.
DEVIN SCILLIAN ON ISLAND WITH A
PREVIEW TONIGHT.
PREVIEW TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME TO GRANT HOTEL AND MOST
ICONIC VIEWS MICHIGAN HAS TO
OFFER.
OFFER. TRIP NORTH COMES ON ANOTHER
ICONIC PART OF MICHIGAN.
SAD STATE OF THE ROADWAYS.
LONG ROAD TRIP SHOULD HELP
ATTENDEES FOCUS ON VEXING
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. BUT THAT’S ONE OF THE POTS
BOILING ON MICHIGAN STOLE.
AMONG MANY ITEMS UP FOR
DISCUSSION.
DISCUSSION. FIRST OFF IS ISSUE OF CIVILITY.
CHECK YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED FOR
A SIGN OF THAT PROBLEM.
CIVILITY IS A THEME OF THE
CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. A LOT OF TALK ABOUT NO FAULT
INSURANCE REFORM PACKAGE.
BRINGING DOWN RATES.
THAT TAKES US TO NEXT PROBLEM OF
GETTING ARD.
GETTING ARD. AFOREMENTIONED ROADS HE.
CAN GOVERNOR WHITMER GET THE
PLAN THROUGH REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATURE?
LEGISLATURE? OF COURSE STATE’S LAGGING
EDUCATION SYSTEM UP FOR
DISCUSSION HERE AND ALREADY
PLENTY OF TALK ABOUT GILBERT’S
HEALTH.
HEALTH. HE HAD A STROKE.
FARNER OF QUICKEN LOANS SAID HE
IS AWAKE.
IS AWAKE. AND MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.
BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE HIM
TIME AND SPACE HE NEEDS TO FOCUS
ON GETTING BETTER.
NOW GILBERT WAS SCHEDULED TO
SPEAK ON WEDNESDAY.
HE WILL NOT ATTEND.
BUT MANY THOUGHTS HERE ARE WITH
HIM AS FINLEY WROTE IN DETROIT
NEWS, HAS HAD TO IMAGINE ANY
SINGLE PERSON AS IMPORTANT TO AN
AMERICAN CITY AS DAN GILBERT HAS
BEEN TO CITY OF DETROIT.
WE WILL HAVE CONFERENCE COVERED
FOR YOU FROM MACKINAW ISLAND.
DEVIN SCILLIAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Anchor: ALRIGHT.
>> Anchor: TONIGHT MORE THAN
IN DETROIT TO CELEBRATE LOVE FOR
DOGS.
DOGS. DRINKS AND SUMMER.
>> Anchor: EVENT HOSTED BY
K-9 TO FIVE HELD AT THE SKIP BAR
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT NEAR
GRASHSHOT AND LIBRARY PARK.
PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT GO
TOWARD FRIENDS FOR DETROIT
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL.
>> DOGS WERE ALLOWED.
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW.
STILL TO COME.
CONGRESSMAN AMASH DOUBLES DOWN
ON IMPEACHMENT TALK.
>> YOU CANNOT HAVE OBSTRUCTION
OF JUSTICE IF THERE IS NO CRIME
COMMITTED.
COMMITTED. >> THAT IS NOT TRUE.
>> TOWNHALL MEETING GETS HEATD
WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP SUPPORTER
CONFRONTS THE WEST MICHIGAN
LAWMAKER.
>> VICIOUS ATTACK CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
CAMERA. SEE THE EXCHANGE THAT LED TO A
PASSENGER HE BEATING A LYFT
DRIVER.
DRIVER. >> Anchor: DETROIT GRAND PRIX
BIGGEST EVENT FOR SUMMER.
TONIGHT WE ARE TALKING TO THE
MAN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
ALL.
ALL. ROGER PENSKE FROM REVITALIZATION
OF DETROIT TO YES NEVER RAN FOR
OFFICE.
OFFICE. UP NEXT.