DOWNTOWN. DETROIT LOCAL FOUR NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. A DOG NAMED DICE IS DEAD SHOT BY
DETROIT POLICE BEAT NOBODY AND
IT’S A E WAS HANGING OFF. YOU
KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? NONE OF
THAT. NOW THE DOG’S OWNER WANTS
ANSWERS WHAT HAPPENED IN HER
WESTSIDE BACKYARD NEIGHBOR? HE
HEARD 34 SHOTS, Y’ALL OVERKILLED
HIP. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE
FOR THE NEWS AT SIX. I’M
KIMBERLY GIL EVANS, KILLING IT
WAS JUST LAST WEEK, THE LOCAL
FOR INVESTIGATORS EXPOSED THE
GROWING PROBLEM OF POLICE
KILLING DOGS IN DETROIT, 44 DOGS
WERE SHOT BY OFFICERS IN DETROIT
LAST YEAR ALONE AND 100 OVER A
THREE YEAR PERIOD TONIGHT. A DOG
OWNER COMES FORWARD TO OUR
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, KAREN
DREW, AND SHE JOINS. JUST WITH
MORE KAREN, KIM AND DEVIN. WE
HAVE TALKED TO MANY DETROITERS
ABOUT THEIR DOGS BEING SHOT BY
OFFICERS. AND AS WE HAVE
REPORTED, THERE ARE TIMES THESE
SHOOTINGS HAVE BEEN WARRANTED.
BUT THIS CASE IT’S PERPLEXING
BECAUSE THE DOG WAS APPARENTLY
SHOT IN THE OWNER’S BACKYARD.
AND WHEN THE OWNER ASKED FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE, DPD
WANTED TO CHARGE HER NEARLY 800
BUCKS TO GET THE ANSWERS SHE WAS
LOOKING FOR. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
I’M SAYING. WHAT I DON’T KNOW.
IT’S PRETTY STURDY. I THOUGHT IT
WAS, BUT I WENT OUT A DOG. WHAT
HAPPENED IN PHINEAS WATKINS?
DETROIT BACKYARD. BLOOD WAS
RIGHT. THERE WAS TALKING ABOUT
THE BLOOD OF HER DOG DICE AND
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG, SHE SAYS
DETROIT POLICE SHOT AND KILLED
HIM IN THIS BACKYARD BACK IN
FEBRUARY, WHEN DICE GOT OUT OF
HIS KENNEL PERSONALITY LIKE
PLAYFUL. TERRITORIAL PROTECTIVE.
LOVE IT. YEAH, HE WAS A PART OF
MY FAMILY. HE HE HELPED ME
THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES. SO
WHAT HAPPENED TO DICE MY
NEIGHBOR? HE HEARD 34 SHOTS
Y’ALL OVERKILL TO TASE HIM
COULDN’T WAIT ON ANIMAL CONTROL
WHAT THEY SAY. THEY COULDN’T GET
THEM BACK IN THE KENNEL. AND
THEY HAD TO PUT HIM DOWN. THEY
DIDN’T SAY HE BIT. NOBODY IS
TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FILED A
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST.
DPD SENT THIS ESTIMATE BILL OF
NEARLY 800 BUCKS FOR HER TO GET
THOSE ANSWERS. $800 YEAH,
BECAUSE I REQUESTED THAT DASH
AND THEIR BODY CARE TO SEE. WHAT
MADE YOU KILL MY DOG IN HIS
BACKYARD? YOU DON’T HAVE $800
DON’T SO YOU DON’T GET TO FIND
OUT. I GUESS. I’M JUST WITHOUT
MY DOG. SHE’S HEARTBROKEN AND SO
FRUSTRATED TALKING, COME TO MY
HOUSE AND KILLED MINE AND WALK
AWAY AND JUST TELL ME THE HELL
WITH IT. THAT’S NOT RIGHT. Y’ALL
KILLED HIM IN HIS BACKYARD. AS
WE REPORTED PHINEAS IS NOT ALONE
AT HIM, THE SHOT AND MEMBERS OF
ONE FAMILY 44 DOGS WERE SHOT IN
DETROIT JUST LAST YEAR BY POLICE
OFFICERS CAN’T KEEP DOING THAT.
BECAUSE I CAN’T COME AND SHOOT
YOUR DOG. DENISE LIKE MANY OTHER
DOG OWNERS THAT WE TALKED TO SAY
THEY WISH THERE WAS MORE
TRAINING FOR OFFICERS. NOW IN
THE PAST HOUR, I DID RECEIVE A
STATEMENT FROM A SPOKESPERSON
FROM DETROIT POLICE STATING, IN
PART, THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE
OFFICERS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION
. WE ARE REVIEWING BODY CAMERA
FOOTAGE, REPORTS AND ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MENTIONED
YOU RECENTLY DID AN ENTIRE
INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON THIS
ISSUE. WE DEFINITELY DID. WE
COVERED A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TOPICS IN THAT WE BROKE DOWN THE
CAUSES OF THIS ISSUE THAT
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE MORE DOGS
ARE SHOT. WE FOLLOWED RESCUE.
GROUPS ALSO COMPARED DETROIT TO
OTHER CITIES WHEN IT CAME TO DOG
SHOOTINGS BY OFFICERS ALSO DID A
SPECIAL ON LOCAL FOUR PLUS WITH
KRISTY MCDONALD. IT’S CALLED
INSIDE THE INVESTIGATION WHERE
WE TALK THROUGH, ACTUALLY HOW WE
WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE
INFORMATION THAT WE DID GET AND
TALK A LITTLE BEHIND THE SCENES
OF THE INVESTIGATION. YOU CAN
FIND THAT ON LOCAL FOR US RIGHT
NOW, AND I’LL TELL YOU THEY TRY
TO HAND US A BUNCH OF BIG BILLS
TO TRY TO GET THIS INFORMATION.
AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE A
FAMILY, THEY’RE JUST DENISE. YOU
KNOW YOU DON’T HAVE THESE
DOLLARS. BUT YOU DO HAVE A RIGHT
TO GET THE INFORMATION. SO WE’RE
GONNA WE’RE GONNA WORK FOR HER
AND MORE NEWS TONIGHT. NEW
CLAIMS FROM THE LEGAL TEAM
REPRESENTING FORMER DETROIT
PISTONS EXECUTIVE ROB MURPHY,
CLAIMING HE WAS FIRED DESPITE AN
INVESTIGATION THAT FOUND NO
WRONGDOING. MURPHY’S ONE TIME
EXECUTIVE OF ASSISTANT IS SUING
THE TEAM, CLAIMING MURPHY
SEXUALLY HARASSED AND GROPED
HER. WHEN HE WAS ASSISTANT
GENERAL MANAGER. THE PISTONS PUT
MURPHY ON LEAVE LAST OCTOBER.
MURPHY’S ATTORNEYS PUT OUT A
STATEMENT TODAY, CLAIMING HE
PASSED A POLYGRAPH IN NOVEMBER
OF 2022 COOPERATED WITH AN
INVESTIGATION BY AN OUTSIDE
COUNSEL. THEY SAY THEIR LAW FIRM
RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE
PISTONS HAS PASSED FEBRUARY
CONFIRMING THE INVESTIGATION
FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF HARASSMENT
, DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION
BY MURPHY OR THE PISTONS. HE WAS
FIRED MAY 4TH AFTER THE ACCUSER
SPOKE OUT TO ESPN. THE FIRM SAYS
MURPHY PLANS TO PUBLICLY REFUTE
THE ALLEGATIONS AT A LATER DATE.
THREE HANDS. THREE HANDS FREE
DRIVING BILLS ARE INCHING THEIR
WAY TOWARDS GOVERNOR WHITMAN’S
DESK GREENLIGHTED BY THE STATE
SENATE YESTERDAY, NOW HEADED
BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR FINAL
APPROVAL. THREE DIFFERENT BILLS
. MEGAN WOODS JOINS US LIVE NOW
WITH HOW DRIVERS ALL OF US ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST HERE,
MEGAN IF THIS LAW GOES THROUGH
THAT IS SO RIGHT, DEVIN SO IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THE HOUSE WILL
APPROVE IT, SO THAT MEANS THESE
THREE BILLS COULD GO INTO EFFECT
AS SOON AS JUNE 30TH. AND THAT
ALSO MEANS NO MORE OF THIS ONE
HAND ON THE WHEEL, ANOTHER HAND
HOLDING YOUR PHONE AND IT
DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE TALKING
ON THE PHONE LOOKING FOR
DIRECTIONS. CHANGING A SONG
DOESN’T MATTER AND WHAT DRIVERS
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT MIGHT SHOCK
YOU TAKE A LOOK. BUT I THINK IF
PEOPLE HAD THEIR EYES ON THE
ROAD, THEY WOULD BE LESS
ACCIDENTS IN THE AGE OF TECH.
KEEP MY PHONE IN MY HAND, OFTEN
EVEN A QUICK CHECK WHILE DRIVING
MISTAKE THAT COULD END DEADLY
AND TO THESE SOUTHFIELD DRIVERS.
HAVING ANOTHER REASON TO PUT
DOWN PHONES WHILE BEHIND THE
WHEEL. ISN’T TOO BAD OF AN IDEA
. IF WE DON’T GOVERN OURSELVES.
SOMETIMES WE GOT TO GET A LITTLE
PUSH FROM SOMEWHERE, SO WE TRY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOWED
THE RULES. AH JUNE 30TH IS GOING
TO CREEP UP ON THIS QUICK, BUT
WE GOT TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO DO
THEN THERE’S BONNIE RAPHAEL, A
SUE ST MARIE MOTHER FOR MY
FAMILY. IT’S A VICTORY BACK IN
2010 1 OF HER TWIN DAUGHTERS,
KELSEY DIED IN A DISTRACTED
DRIVING CRASH WHEN SHE WAS 17.
SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT
WAS DISTRACTED. SINCE THEN,
BARNEY CREATED THE KIDS DRIVING
RESPONSIBLY CHALLENGE AND PAST
KELSEY’S LAW, WHERE IT’S ILLEGAL
FOR TEENS WITH THE LEVEL ONE OR
TWO LICENSE TO TAX OR TALK ON
THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING AND TO
SEE HOW CLOSE THESE NEW BILLS
ARE TO GETTING SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR. BRINGS JOY. I KNOW
THAT MY LITTLE COW IS JUST A
DANCING IN HEAVEN SAYING, LOOK
AT WE DID IT, UM, MARRIED TAKEN
13 YEARS, BUT WE DID IT. SO DO
YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET YOU ONE
OF THESE SO YOU CAN PUT YOUR
PHONE HERE AND IT’S HANDS FREE
WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING AND ALSO
HEAD ON, HEAD OVER TO CLICK ON
DETROIT .COM. WE BREAK DOWN
THOSE BILLS. YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK. AND IF YOU GET CAUGHT WITH
YOUR CELL PHONE IN YOUR HAND
AFTER THESE BILLS ARE APPROVED,
YOU CAN SEE $100 FINES $250
FINES SO AGAIN CLICK ON DETROIT
.COM FOR A CLOSER LOOK. BACK TO
YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE GRACE
PERIOD WILL BE BEFORE WE’RE ALL
EXPECTED TO START FOLLOWING AND
TOWING THE LINE. EXACTLY RIGHT.
ALRIGHT MEGAN OXFORD SCHOOLS
HAVE PUT SEVERAL NEW SECURITY
MEASURES IN PLACE SINCE THE
SHOOTING THAT KILLED FOUR
STUDENTS BACK IN 2021. BUT IS IT
ENOUGH AND OUTSIDE FIRM WAS
HIRED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION,
AND TODAY THEY PRESENTED THEIR
FINDINGS SHOW ONLY IS LIVE WITH
HOW THAT REPORT IS SITTING WITH
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. GOOD
EVENING. KIM THIS REPORT CAME
OUT EARLIER IN THE WEEK. AND
YOU’RE RIGHT. TODAY WAS THE
FIRST DAY THAT PARENTS HERE IN
OXFORD HAD A CHANCE TO DIG INTO
IT AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
THE YOUNG LIVES LOST TO THE
OXFORD SHOOTING MEDICINE.
BALDWIN TAKE MERE JUSTIN
SCHILLING AND HONDA ST JULIANA
AND THOSE HURT BY THE GUNMAN.
THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY STILL IN
PAIN AND WANTING ANSWERS AND
CHANGE, SO IT NEVER HAPPENS
AGAIN. OXFORD SCHOOLS HIRING
CONSULTING FROM GUIDE POST
SOLUTIONS TO EXAM PRESENT DAY
OXFORD SCHOOL SECURITY POLICIES
TELLING THESE PARENTS THERE IS
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT RIGHT NOW.
SAFETY AND SECURITY HERE THEY
FOUND IS SATISFACTORY, THE
REPORT FOUND WHEN SCHOOLS
ENCOUNTER A STUDENT WHO COULD BE
A THREAT OR SUICIDAL, THOSE
STUDENTS AREN’T ALWAYS BEING
ASKED IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
WEAPONS AND BACKPACKS AREN’T
ALWAYS CHECKED A MAJOR ISSUE THE
DAY OF THE SHOOTING. THE PARENT
GROUP CHANGED FOR OXFORD. ALSO
REACTING TO THIS REPORT TODAY,
SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY WITH
THIS ZOOM QUESTION AND ANSWER
SESSION BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS TRUST
BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND
FAMILIES HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED.
COMMUNICATION ABOUT NEW THREATS
IS VAGUE. WE NEED A TRUST TO BE
REGAINED BETWEEN THE SCHOOL
BOARD AND COMMUNITY. AND AT THIS
POINT IN TIME, I’M JUST NOT SURE
HOW WE GET THERE. BACK YOUR LIFE
IN OXFORD. THIS IS REPORT NUMBER
ONE. NOW REPORT NUMBER TWO
FOCUSES SOLELY ON THE SHOOTING
THAT’S EXPECTED OUT IN JUNE.
LIVE IN OXFORD TONIGHT. SHOW
ONLY LOCAL FACTORIES. TOUGH OKAY
, SEAN. THANK YOU. OWNERS ARE
BEING TARGETED BY THIEVES IN
RECORD NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE
VEHICLES LACK A KEY SECURITY
FEATURE. MICHIGAN’S ATTORNEY
GENERAL, PUSHING THE AUTOMAKER
TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. BUT NOT
HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH FOR SOME
CONSUMERS WHO ARE BECOMING MORE
AND MORE CONCERNED FOR THEIR
SAFETY. OUR CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER,
LIVE AT TROY MOTOR MALL. BIG
PROBLEM, HANK. THIS IS A HUGE
PROBLEM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR VEHICLES
MAKING THEIR WAY RATHER TO THE
HYUNDAI VEAL OR NOT FAR HERE
BEHIND ME, DETROIT MOTOR MALTON
GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND
FOR ALL. THE PROBLEM, THOUGH, IS
SO MANY CROOKS AND THIEVES OUT
THERE NOW TARGETING THESE
VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY KNOW IN
MANY CASES, THEY’RE EASY TO TAKE
OFF WITH. THESE PHOTOS HELP TELL
THE STORY. A BROKEN WINDOW GLASS
ON THE GROUND. THE IGNITION
MANIPULATED THAT THIEVES
CREATING A BIG MESS IN THIS
VEHICLE, A COSTLY MESS WHEN I
OPENED THE DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR,
THE PANEL THAT IS UNDERNEATH THE
STEERING COLUMN WAS ON THE FLOOR
. JEREMY WHO’S A COLLEAGUE HERE
AT LOCAL FOUR, OWNS THE HUNDE
THAT WAS TARGETED. THE CROOKS.
NOT THAT CRAFTY AS THEY WEREN’T
ABLE TO TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE,
BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. I WAS.
KIND OF SHOCKED THAT IT HAPPENED
AND WAS UPSET. KIA AND HYUNDAI
MODELS LACK KEY SECURITY
COMPONENT THAT MAKES THEFT
PRETTY EASY. THE AUTOMAKER
WORKING ON THE FIXES RECALL HAS
NOW BEEN ISSUED. BUT MANY LIKE
JEREMY, STILL WAITING FOR THAT
FIX. THE NUMBERS ARE JUST
SHOCKING. THAT’S UP 85% LAST
YEAR, THE VEHICLES LACK THAT
ENGINE IMMOBILIZER, WHICH
PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM FIRING
UP WITHOUT A KEY. SO FAR,
165,000 VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN REPAIRED, BUT MORE THAN TWO
MILLION CUSTOMERS ARE NOW ON
NOTICE THAT THAT REPAIR NEEDS TO
BE DONE, BUT YOU ALWAYS THINK
IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY DID. YEAH
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A HUGE,
HUGE PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE NOT YET
BEEN CONTACTED BY THE AUTOMAKER
, MAKE SURE THAT YOU REACH OUT
TO KIA OR HYUNDAI IMMEDIATELY
WORK TO GET YOUR NAME ON THIS
LIST. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THEY
ARE WORKING TO REPAIR MANY
VEHICLES ARE WORKING TO MAKE
THEM SAFER, SO THEY’RE NOT A
TARGET FOR THIEVES MOVING
FORWARD. WE’RE LIVE HERE TONIGHT
AT DETROIT MOTOR MALL, HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME TAKE LOCAL
FOUR. NEW AT SIX. ONE
METEOROLOGIST CAME OUT UNTIL NOT
QUITE AS NICE TOMORROW AS TODAY
AS WELL, INCREASING CLOUDS WITH
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE UPPER
SEVENTIES AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN
CHANGE TO THE WEEKEND FORECAST.
I THINK MOMS ARE GONNA LIKE
COMING UP. WE’LL INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE FOUL OF FAMILY FROM
SHELBY TOWNSHIP. THREE YEAR OLD
BECKETT. FOWLER RECENTLY
DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE FORM OF
BRAIN CANCER WITHIN LESS THAN 12
HOURS. ST. JUDE’S ACCEPTED US
AND THEY SAID, PACK YOUR STUFF.
COME WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK, AND
NOW THIS FAMILY NEEDS OUR HELP.