IT IS TIME FOR THE STATE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE DECISIONS BEING MADE AT THE HAWTHORN
CENTER. THAT’S THE WORD FROM
LANSING TONIGHT. AFTER A NUMBER
OF ISSUES HAVE COME TO LIGHT.
IT’S MICHIGAN’S ONLY STATE RUN
PSYCHIATRIC IN PATIENT FACILITY
FOR MINORS. BUT AFTER MULTIPLE
ESCAPES AND AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
DRILL THAT CAN AT BEST BE
DESCRIBED AS TERRIBLY ILL
CONCEIVED. MICHIGAN SENATE WANTS
AN OVERSIGHT HEARING. GOOD TO
HAVE YOU WITH US HERE AT 11. I’M
DEVIN SCILLIAN.
>> AND I’M CHRISTY MCDONALD IN
FOR KIMBERLY GILL TONIGHT. OUR
MARA MACDONALD IS LIVE IN
NORTHVILLE. AND MARA, THE STATE
IS POURING MORE THAN $300
MILLION INTO A NEW PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITAL RIGHT ON THAT VERY
SITE.
>> CHRISTIE THAT’S RIGHT. AND
HERE’S WHY. THEY READILY ADMIT
THAT THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE
ISSUES HERE AND THAT THEY NEED A
NEW BUILDING. HOWEVER THESE
OVERSIGHT HEARINGS THAT ARE
BEING PROPOSED, THAT’S NOT ABOUT
INFRASTRUCTURE OR MONEY TO BE
SPENT. THAT’S ABOUT THE DAY TO
DAY DECISIONS HERE. LET ME SHOW
YOU THE CHILDREN AT HAWTHORNE
ALREADY HAVE DEEP PROBLEMS. SO
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THIS
FACILITY PULL AN ACTIVE SHOOTER,
DRILL ON THE STAFF WITHOUT
TELLING ANYBODY WHAT WAS GOING
ON OR ALERTING NEARBY POLICE
AGENCIES? DECEMBER 21ST, 2022,
AT 10:30 A.M. THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT WENT DOWN. LISTEN, AS THE
STAFF CALLS 911, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT’S GOING ON?
>> KEEP THE LINE OPEN, MA’AM.
>> OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.
>> OKAY. PLEASE
>> WHERE ARE YOU? IN THE
BUILDING. NO, NO, PLEASE. YOU
PEOPLE NEED TO GO RIGHT NOW.
OKAY? WE GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM
SOMEONE, SO WE HAVE OFFICERS ON
THE WAY.
>> POLICE AGENCIES SWARMED THE
PSYCH HOSPITAL, HAVING NO IDEA
IT WAS A DRILL. BRANDON WOODRUFF
WAS THE STAFFER THEY HAD PLAYING
THE PART OF A BAD GUY.
UNBEKNOWNST TO EVERYONE ELSE I
KNOW I’M THE ONE THAT ALMOST GOT
KILLED, BUT I’M HONESTLY MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE KIDS AND HOW
THE OTHER STAFFERS FEEL, BECAUSE
FOR THAT MOMENT, THEY WAS AFRAID
OF ME. THIS FIASCO ON TOP OF
MULTIPLE ESCAPES OF PATIENTS,
STATE SENATOR MICHAEL WEBBER
PUTS THAT NUMBER AT 17 AND SAYS
IT IS TIME FOR THE LEGISLATURE
TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE
DECISIONS BEING MADE AT
HAWTHORNE AND CALLS FOR
OVERSIGHT HEARINGS.
>> I THINK IT’S ALL CONCERNING,
BUT I THINK THE MOST CONCERNING
TO ME IS THE ESCAPES. UM, AND
JUST, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, AGAIN,
WE’RE, WE’RE FAILING THESE KIDS
AND WE’RE FAILING THESE PARENTS
BY BY ALLOWING, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN IN
.
>> BACK HERE LIVE. WHAT ELSE IS
WEBBER CONCERNED ABOUT? WELL IN
ORDER TO BUILD THAT BRAND NEW
PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY HERE,
THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE
ALL THOSE KIDS OUT OF HAWTHORNE
, AND THEY’RE MOVING THEM TO AN
ADULT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY. YES
THEY’RE GOING TO BE PUT ON
DIFFERENT FLOORS. BUT WEBBER HAS
REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PRACTICALITIES OF MAKING THAT
HAPPEN. WE’RE LIVE IN NORTHVILLE
TOWNSHIP TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD, LOCAL 4.
>> LOT TO WATCH ON THIS ONE. ALL
RIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH, MARA.
>> QUESTIONS ARE SWIRLING AROUND
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A
COLLEGE STUDENT FROM SOUTHFIELD
POLICE HAVE NOT RULED OUT
HOMICIDE AS THE FAMILY TELLS US
THE STORY JUST DOES NOT ADD UP.
JACQUELINE FRANCIS LIVE IN
SOUTHFIELD. AFTER TALKING WITH
THE VICTIM’S MOTHER, JACQUELINE.
IT’S AWFUL. YEAH, THIS HERE IS
PROVIDENCE DRIVE WHERE MIA
CANOES BODY WAS FOUND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN POLICE
GOT HERE, THERE WAS NO CAR.
>> AND NO EXPLANATION. MIA DIED
FROM HER INJURIES, AND NOW
POLICE WANT TO KNOW WHO, IF
ANYONE, IS RESPONSIBLE.
>> SHE WAS. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
LAYING THERE. NO BRUISES, NO
ANYTHING. JUST PERFECT.
>> BUT HER TIME WAS RUNNING OUT.
23 YEAR OLD MIA KEANNA WAS TAKEN
OFF LIFE SUPPORT. DAYS LATER.
>> I WORK WITH ANIMALS BECAUSE
THIS WAS MIA’S FIRST VIDEO BLOG
POSTED TO HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL. I
WANT TO BE A VET FOR ZOO
ANIMALS.
>> SHE WORKED AT A VET CLINIC,
BUT HER GOAL WAS LARGE CATS, SO
SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVED HER LARGE
CATS.
>> MIA’S MOM SAYS THE TENNESSEE
STATE STUDENT WAS HOME FOR THE
SUMMER, HANGING OUT WITH A NEW
GROUP OF FRIENDS. WHEN A NIGHT
OUT TURNED OUT TO BE HER LAST.
>> THE POLICE CAME AND TOLD ME
THAT SHE WAS FOUND ON
ORIGINALLY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I’M
LEARNING THAT IT WAS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
>> SOUTHFIELD POLICE SAY HER
BODY WAS FOUND ON PROVIDENCE
DRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF JUNE 3RD. SHE HAD BEEN AT A
PARTY THAT NIGHT WITH FRIENDS.
MIA SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, BUT
THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>> WHEN THEY DO, APPARENTLY HAVE
SURVEILLANCE OF HER EITHER
FALLING OUT OF A VEHICLE OR
BEING PUSHED OUT OF A VEHICLE
AND BEING LEFT THERE.
>> POLICE HAVE NOT RULED OUT
HOMICIDE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED BECAUSE THE TIMELINE,
EVERYTHING THAT I THINK I KNOW
OR DO KNOW JUST NOT MAKING SENSE
. MIA DID KNOW THE DRIVER OF THE
CAR INVOLVED. POLICE SAY THAT
DRIVER IS COOPERATING WITH THE
INVESTIGATION. REPORTING LIVE IN
SOUTHFIELD, JACQUELINE FRANCIS,
LOCAL 4. OKAY JACQUELINE.
>> NEW AT 11 TONIGHT, GROSSE
POINTE WOODS POLICE
INVESTIGATING HOW OFFICERS
MISSED A PACKET OF SUSPECTED
DRUGS IN THE CASE OF THREE
COWORKERS WHO DIED OF APPARENT
OVERDOSES. THE COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN ON EDGE OVER THE DEATHS OF
THREE PEOPLE WHO WORKED AT
SOURCES PIZZA IN GROSSE POINTE
WOODS.
>> THE DETROIT NEWS REPORTS THAT
THE CITY’S PUBLIC SAFETY
DIRECTOR IS LOOKING INTO WHY
DETECTIVES DID NOT DISCOVER THE
DRUGS IN THE WALLET OF ONE OF
THE THREE PEOPLE FOUND DEAD ON
SATURDAY. ACCORDING TO THE
POLICE REPORT, AN OFFICER
RETURNED THE WALLET TO THE
VICTIM’S FATHER. THE FATHER THEN
TURNED IT BACK OVER TO POLICE
WHEN HE FOUND THE WHITE
SUBSTANCE INSIDE. TOXICOLOGY
RESULTS ARE PENDING HERE.
>> ALSO NEW TONIGHT, FAMILY AND
FRIENDS COME TOGETHER TO HONOR A
DETROIT MAN KILLED OVER THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND BALLOON
RELEASE HELD AT RIVERSIDE PARK
IN DETROIT FOR DEON THOMPSON.
WE’RE TOLD THOMPSON WAS SHOT TO
DEATH MAY 26TH ON THE CITY’S
WEST SIDE. FAMILY MEMBERS
DESCRIBE HIM AS A DEVOTED FATHER
TO HIS CHILDREN, WELL KNOWN
AROUND THE CITY FOR HIS SKILLS
AS A BARBER. IF YOU’VE GOT ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS MURDER,
CONTACT DETROIT POLICE.
>> FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE
RAISING THE REWARD FOR
INFORMATION IN THE MURDER OF A
WELL KNOWN NEUROSURGEON. DAVON
HOOVER WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF
HIS BOSTON EDISON HISTORIC
DISTRICT HOME LAST APRIL. A
PERSON OF INTEREST WAS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY, BUT THEN RELEASED.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE STARTED
A GO FUND ME, WHICH HAS RECEIVED
OVER $4,000 IN DONATIONS TOWARDS
A $20,000 REWARD. IF YOU HAVE
ANY INFORMATION, CALL DETROIT
POLICE OR YOU CAN CALL CRIME
STOPPERS AT ONE 800. SPEAK UP.
>> A MACOMB COUNTY MAN IS
ARRESTED ON CHILD CHARGES.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 66 YEAR
OLD MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM WAS
ARRESTED EARLIER THIS MONTH
AFTER INVESTIGATORS RECEIVED A
TIP ABOUT CHILD BEING
DOWNLOADED. THE TIP LED
DETECTIVES TO CUNNINGHAM SHELBY
TOWNSHIP HOME WHERE THEY
CONFISCATED LAPTOPS, HARD
DRIVES, OTHER MATERIALS. AND
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND
MORE THAN 1000 IMAGES AND VIDEOS
. CUNNINGHAM, CHARGED WITH THREE
COUNTS OF CHILD AND THREE COUNTS
OF USING A COMPUTER TO COMMIT A
CRIME. A DETROIT BUS DRIVER GOES
BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY IN
CONNECTION WITH KILLING A GROSSE
POINTE WOMAN.
>> PROSECUTORS SAY 59 YEAR OLD
GERALDINE JOHNSON WAS DRIVING A
BUS EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN SHE
TURNED ONTO CONGRESS. AND
GRISWOLD IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
SHE HIT AND KILLED 67 YEAR OLD
JANICE BAUER, WHO WAS USING A
WALKER IN THE CROSSWALK. THE
JUDGE IN THE CASE SAYS JOHNSON
HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVEN
CRASHES SINCE 2018, AND THOSE
INVOLVED BOTH A BUS AND HER
PERSONAL CAR. JOHNSON PLEADED
NOT GUILTY TO A MISDEMEANOR.
TODAY MARKS A BIG MOMENT FOR A
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORT
THAT MAYOR DUGGAN ACTUALLY
ANNOUNCED BACK IN MARCH IN HIS
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
>> SHOT STOPPERS IS AIMED AT
ADDRESSING SPECIFIC VIOLENT
CRIME HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE CITY
THROUGH COMMUNITY PREVENT
EFFORTS. GROUPS THAT ARE
APPROVED TO TAKE PART CAN EARN
GRANTS OF UP TO $175,000 PER
QUARTER IF THEY ACHIEVE
MEASURABLE CRIME REDUCTION. SIX
GROUPS HAVE NOW BEEN CHOSEN,
EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING
HOMICIDES AND SHOOTINGS IN AREAS
THAT MEASURE FROM BETWEEN THREE
AND A HALF TO 4.5MI█ !S. GROUPS
EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT THEIR
STRATEGIES STARTING JULY 1ST AT
FORCE DETROIT.
>> WE ARE THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOVE OUR
PEOPLE HOWELL AND TO USE
EVERYTHING EVEN THE KITCHEN SINK
, TO COMBAT THE THINGS THAT
WE’RE GOING THROUGH.
>> EACH GROUP CAN RECEIVE AN
ADDITIONAL. $87,500 IN ANY
QUARTER THAT THEY REDUCE
VIOLENCE IN CRIME BY TEN
PERCENTAGE POINTS. MORE THAN THE
CITY AS A WHOLE. 175,000 FOR A
20% REDUCTION. ALCOHOL SALES AT
ON CAMPUS SPORTING EVENTS, IT’S
JUST ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY
.
>> THE MICHIGAN SENATE VOTED 36
TO 2 TO APPROVE OF THE BILL. THE
LEGISLATION WOULD LIFT A CURRENT
STATE BAN AND ALLOW UNIVERSITIES
TO APPLY FOR LIQUOR LICENSES TO
SELL ALCOHOL AT UNIVERSITY
ATHLETIC STADIUMS. SUPPORTERS OF
THE BILL SAY 11 OF THE 14
SCHOOLS IN THE BIG TEN ALLOW
LIQUOR SALES AT FOOTBALL GAMES.
>> OVER IN THE MICHIGAN HOUSE,
LAWMAKERS APPROVED A BILL THAT
WOULD DECLARE JUNETEENTH AS A
STATE HOLIDAY. THE BILL PASSED
IN THE HOUSE BY A 105 TO 4 VOTE.
JUNETEENTH RECOGNIZES THE JUNE
19TH EMANCIPATION OF THE LAST
REMAINING SLAVES IN GALVESTON,
TEXAS, IN 1865. UNDER THE BILL,
JUNETEENTH WOULD JOIN A LIST OF
11 OTHER HOLIDAYS AS PUBLIC
HOLIDAYS IN STATE LAW. SO THE
BILL NOW GOES TO GOVERNOR
WHITMER’S DESK. MEANTIME,
SEVERAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS
KICKED OFF TODAY ACROSS METRO
DETROIT CAMPUS MARTIUS HOSTED
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DANCING,
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, POETRY
READINGS AND A MOVIE SHOWING THE