IT’S A FAR TOO FAMILIAR SCENE IN THE CITY OF DETROIT, A CHILD RECOVERING AFTER BEING THE
VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL GET TO THAT
STORY IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT
FIRST, LET’S START WITH THE
WEATHER. IT’S A NICE DAY TO GET
OUT. ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL
TEMPERATURES. I KNOW IT’S LOVELY
OUT THERE. LET’S CHECK IN WITH
RON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT
AND THE WEEK AHEAD. RON WE ARE
SEEING SOME PLEASANT CONDITIONS
OUT THERE. WE DO HAVE PARTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA, SOME OF US THING, SOME
MORE CLOUD COVER THAN OTHERS.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IS THAT WE
BASICALLY ARE IN THE MIDDLE
BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES WE HAVE
COOLER AIR TOWARD THE NORTH,
SOME MILD AIR TOWARD THE SOUTH.
SO WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IS
THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF
THOSE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA IN
SOME PLACES A LITTLE BIT
THICKER, OTHER PLACES GETTING
SOME SUNSHINE AND THAT’S GOING
TO BE THE CASE. PRETTY MUCH AS
WE GET INTO TOMORROW, THINGS OUT
THERE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT
NOW, BUT WE WILL HAVE MOSTLY
SUNNY CONDITIONS IN STORE FOR US
AS WELL AS WE GET INTO OUR DAY
ON MONDAY, WHEN IT COMES TO
THOSE TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE, IT
IS GOING TO PRETTY MUCH BE
PLEASANT OVERNIGHT, WITH
EMPLOYERS ONLY GETTING DOWN INTO
THE LOWER FIFTIES. I’LL TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
TEMPERATURES. AS THEY PERTAIN TO
TOMORROW AND THE REST OF THE
WEEK. WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME UP
AND DOWN TEMPERATURES, BUT IN
THE MEANTIME, OF COURSE YOU CAN
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WDIV’S PAMELA AND WILL ALRIGHT,
RON. THANK YOU OUR OTHER TOP
STORY THAT WE WANT TO GET YOU
TO. A FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD IS
RECOVERING AFTER BEING THE
VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
THIS WEEKEND, POLICE CHIEF JAMES
WHITE SAYS IT’S THE 18TH
SHOOTING THIS YEAR INVOLVING A
PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 17.
VICTOR WILLIAMS JOINS US LIVE
NOW, VICTOR, YOU’RE TALKING TO
CRIME EXPERTS TONIGHT ON WHAT’S
BEHIND THAT STAGGERING NUMBER.
YEAH THAT’S RIGHT, PAM. AND
WELL, IT’S JUST A SHAME THAT WE
HAVE TO BE HERE CONTINUING TO
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS PROBLEM IS
PLAGUING THE CITY. IT’S JUST
ANOTHER REMINDER TO PUT THOSE
GUNS AWAY. IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH
TO SECURE A GUN, SO IT’S PRETTY
FRUSTRATING TO SEE THIS STUFF
HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THE 18TH CHALLENGE SHOT BY AN
UNSECURED WEAPON THIS YEAR IS
RECOVERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND
TO THE HAND ON DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE. IT’S A VERY BIG NUMBER TO
HAVE THIS HAPPEN 18 TIMES IN A
YEAR TO HAVE IT HAPPENED EIGHT
TIMES AS RIDICULOUS OR ANY
BECAUSE IT’S SO PREVENTABLE. THE
LATEST ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
HAPPENED AT 10 AM ON SATURDAY
MORNING ON BURLINGAME STREET.
LOCAL 4 CRIME AND SAFETY EXPERT
DARNELL BLACKBURN SAYS IT’S THE
ADULTS AND GUN OWNERS
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE ALL
CHILDREN ARE SAFE WHEN THERE’S A
FIREARM NEARBY, PARENT OF TWO
AND A FOUR YEAR OLD AND AS A GUN
OWNER, YOU KNOW IT’S MY
OBLIGATION NOT JUST AS A FORM OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BUT JUST
AS A PARENT TO MAKE SURE THESE
GUNS ARE SECURE. SO FAR, POLICE
HAVE ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY
BELIEVED TO BE THE OWNER OF THE
WEAPON. RIGHT NOW. IT’S UNCLEAR
IF THE CHILD SHOT HIMSELF OR WAS
SHOT BY ANOTHER CHILD IN THE
HOME. WE DO KNOW MULTIPLE ADULTS
WERE INSIDE DURING THE TIME
CHIEF JAMES WHITE IS BEYOND
IRRITATED THAT THIS IS THE CASE
YET AGAIN. IT’S VERY FRUSTRATING
. WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB. WE
JUST HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB AND
WE HAVE TO CARE ABOUT THE
CHILDREN. ONCE AGAIN.
IRRESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP HAS
LED TO A CHILD IN OUR CITY BEING
SHOT. IF ANYTHING, IT’S YET
ANOTHER REASON TO HEAT THE
WARNINGS. TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS
AROUND YOU ARE SAFE. IF THEY’RE
NOT SECURING THEIR WEAPONS, THEY
NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND
ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. AND ONE
THING THAT WE’RE LEARNING IS
THAT THIS CHILD IS EXPECTED TO
BE OKAY. BUT THIS REALLY COULD
HAVE BEEN WAY WORSE WITH THAT.
BEING SAID. WE KNOW THAT DPD AND
EVERY SINGLE LOCATION THEY’RE
GIVING OUT THESE GUN LOTS FREE
OF CHARGE, SO WHY NOT GO AHEAD
AND GET ONE TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY
SUCH AS THIS FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN? VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOOKING
FOR HOPEFULLY, PEOPLE WILL DO
THAT. ALL RIGHT, VICTOR. THANK
YOU. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A
SHOOTING ON DETROIT’S WEST SIDE
. IT HAPPENED AROUND 12 30 THIS
MORNING NEAR WEST SEVEN MILE
ROAD IN SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY.
POLICE SAY THE GUNSHOT DETECTION
DEVICE SHOT SPOTTER ACTUALLY
NOTIFIED THEM OF A SHOOTING THAT
TOOK PLACE IN THAT AREA. WHEN
POLICE ARRIVED, THEY DISCOVERED
A MAN SHOT TO DEATH. POLICE ARE
NOT RELEASING ANY MORE
INFORMATION AT THIS TIME, BUT WE
WILL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED
AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION FROM
POLICE. CHARGES COULD BE FILED
THIS WEEK IN A DEADLY SHOOTING
AT A CAR DEALERSHIP IN ROYAL OAK
TOWNSHIP. THE BODY OF A 40 YEAR
OLD WOMAN FROM STERLING HEIGHTS
WAS FOUND SATURDAY MORNING IN
THE PARKING LOT OF LEGENDS
MOTORS DEALERSHIP THAT’S IN THE
AREA OF WEST EIGHT MILE ROAD IN
WYOMING. PLEASE SAY THE ALLEGED
SHOOTER IS THE VICTIM’S EX
HUSBAND. THEY SAY HE TURNED
HIMSELF IN AFTER THE SHOOTING.
THIS MARKS THE THIRD DEADLY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE WE’VE
SEEN IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE
EARLY LOOK AT THE MARKETS IS
GRIM AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN’S
ISSUED A STARK WARNING ON THE
STATE OF THE DEBT CEILING
NEGOTIATIONS TIME REALLY IS
RUNNING OUT FOR A DEAL HERE IS
TINA KIM REPORTS THE STAKES
COULD NOT BE HIGHER IS, EXPERTS
SAY THE US FAILING TO LIFT THE
DEBT CEILING COULD LEAD TO AN
ECONOMIC CRASH AFTER MAKING
GAINS ABROAD WITH WORLD LEADERS
. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS FACING
SETBACKS AT HOME WITH REPUBLICAN
LAWMAKERS. UNLESS THAN TWO WEEKS
JUNE 1ST. THE NATION IS LIKELY
TO DEFAULT UNLESS THE DEBT
CEILING IS LIFTED A DATE, THE
TREASURY SECRETARY REAFFIRMED
SUNDAY AND AS THE DEADLINE
CLOSES IN PRESIDENT BIDEN SHOWED
THE TWO SIDES ARE FARTHER APART
. NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE OTHER
SIDE TO MOVE. DIRECT FROM THEIR
EXTREME POSITIONS BECAUSE MUCH
OF WHAT THEY’VE ALREADY PROPOSED
, IS SIMPLY QUITE FRANKLY
UNACCEPTABLE. THE PRESIDENT ALSO
GAVE THIS WARNING ABOUT
REPUBLICANS CAN’T GUARANTEE.
THAT THEY WOULDN’T FORCE IT TO
FALL BY DOING SOMETHING
OUTRAGEOUS. REPUBLICANS BLAME
BIDEN FOR WAITING TOO LONG TO
NEGOTIATE, AND NOW THEY SAY,
CHANGING POSITIONS, SUCH AS
BRINGING BACK TAX INCREASES WHEN
THE ISSUE HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF THE
TABLE, ACCORDING TO HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY. I MEAN,
WAITING THOSE 97 DAYS AND NOW
CHANGING POSITIONS EVERY DAY.
THAT’S NOT PRODUCTIVE. I’M GLAD
HE’S FINALLY GETTING BACK INTO
THE COUNTRY, BUT THE SPEAKER
SOUNDED MORE OPTIMISTIC AFTER A
CALL WITH THE PRESIDENT, AS HE
FLEW BACK FROM JAPAN BELIEVE IT
WAS A PRODUCTIVE PHONE CALL. THE
DEBT CEILING THREAT IS CASTING A
LONG SHADOW OVER THE PRESIDENT’S
ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE G SEVEN
SUMMIT, HELPING UKRAINE AGAINST
THE RUSSIAN EVASION. BEFORE
RETURNING TO THE U. S HE SAT
DOWN WITH VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY
UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT, THANKED
BIDEN FOR APPROVING THE TRAINING
OF HIS PILOTS ON THE F 16
FIGHTER JET AND FOR THE US
GRANTING ANOTHER $375 MILLION IN
MILITARY AID. TINA KIM REPORTING
SPEAKER. MCCARTHY SAYS HE PLANS
TO MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT AT
THE WHITE HOUSE TOMORROW MORNING
. IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE
METRO DETROIT TRADITION. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT FLOWER DAY AT
EASTERN MARKET AS MEGAN WOODS
SHOWS US VENDORS FROM ACROSS THE
MIDWEST ARE IN DETROIT TO MAKE
YOUR GARDEN A LITTLE BIT
GREENER. SURE FLOWERS IN THE
NAME, BUT NOT ALL THE
FESTIVITIES REQUIRE A GREEN
THUMB. IT’S THE SOUNDTRACK TO
SPRING IN DETROIT LEMONADE HERE.
NICE COLD. TODAY IS A HUGE PARTY
OVER FLOWERS EASTERN MARKET IN
METRO DETROIT FLOWER GROWERS
ASSOCIATION SHUT DOWN THE
STREETS. TO TURN THIS DISTRICT
INTO A PLACE WHERE TWO
EXPERIENCES BECOME ONE GROWERS
HAVING OVER 50 TO ALMOST 85
GROWERS IN THE SHED. AND THEN
HAVING SUCH A DIFFERENT VIBE
OUTSIDE SHOPPERS LIKE RHONDA
MYERS ARE STRATEGIC AND MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS. YEAR AFTER YEAR.
WHEN MY KIDS WERE LITTLE I
BROUGHT THEIR WAGON. I’VE DONE
THE GO SIX TRIPS TO THE CAR, GET
THE BIG MUSCLE, YOU KNOW, UM AND
SO, YEAH, THIS IS A NEW WAGON.
FOR MANY, IT’S A TRADITION WORTH
LOSING SLEEP OVER. IT WAS, UM,
DARK AND STILL LIKE FOUR OR 500
. PEOPLE WHO HAVE 4 30.
ACTUALLY, WE GOT HERE A LITTLE
LATE. IT WAS ABOUT 6 20. WHY
BECAUSE WHILE A GREENER GARDEN
MIGHT BE WHAT BRINGS THE CROWD
TO RELISH? GARNISH SAUCE
MARINADE. PICCADILLY JAR DARYL
MEMORIES MADE EACH YEAR THAT
KEEP THEM COMING BACK VARIETY.
AND CHOICES. I’VE LEARNED A TON
OVER THE YEARS JUST ABOUT
FLOWERS FROM COMING, BUT REALLY
, IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE LIKE I’M
WITH. IT’S A TRADITION GETTING
UP EARLY SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW THAT PART OF IT IS THE
BEST PART IN DETROIT. MEGAN
WOODS LOCAL 4. IF YOU MISSED OUT
TODAY OR DON’T LIKE CROWDS,
THERE ARE STILL FLOWERS FOR SALE
ON TUESDAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE
MONTH. WE’RE GEARING UP FOR RACE
WEEKEND IN DETROIT. I CAN’T WAIT
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