LIVE DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. A COMMUNITY IN MOURNING COMING TOGETHER TONIGHT TO HONOR THE
LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL. WE
DON’T JUST CELEBRATE TOGETHER,
BUT WE GRIEVE TOGETHER AS WELL.
AND IT’S AH, AND THEY NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY’RE NOT
ALONE IN THIS. QADEER SALAH AND
HER SISTER WERE ON BELLE ISLE
BEACH ON MEMORIAL DAY WHEN A CAR
VEERED ONTO THE BEACH HITTING
BOTH THE GIRLS THERE DIED FROM
HER INJURIES. HER SISTER REMAINS
IN THE HOSPITAL. MEGAN WOODS IS
LIVE IN DEARBORN TONIGHT, MEGAN
. THE FAMILY HAD ONLY BEEN
LIVING HERE A FEW MONTHS. IT’S
CLEAR, THOUGH, THAT SHE MEANT A
LOT TO THAT COMMUNITY. THAT’S
RIGHT. GOOD. ER STARTED SCHOOL
HERE AT LORI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
MARCH AND STAFF SAID SHE WANTED
TO BE A LAWYER AND BEING A
NEWCOMER DIDN’T LIMIT HER AND
WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING
OUT TONIGHT, IT’S PROOF THAT SHE
MADE HER MARK IN A SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME. UM IN MY HOME A LONG
MINUTE. 30 SHUTTLE AROUND WHAT
WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TO
SUPPORT THE FAMILY AND WE HAVE
TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE CARE.
PRAYERS FOR A 12 YEAR OLD GOD,
URSULA. SAME CHILD THAT PRAYED
TO GET HERE TO DEARBORN ESCAPE
VIOLENCE IN YEMEN. IT’S
DIFFICULT FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO
EVEN COMPREHEND OUR COMMUNITY
AND EVERY CITIZEN OF OUR CITY.
THIS IS OUR LOSS, THE HUNDREDS
OF FLICKERING FLAMES OUTSIDE HER
SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS, ARTWORK
AND MESSAGES. GIVE INSIGHT ON
THE TYPE OF PERSON GOOD. DEER
WAS AMERICAN, ALL OF US BECAUSE
USUALLY NO COMRADES ARE RESERVED
. QUIET SHE WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE
HERE. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN
FRIENDS SAY SHE WAS THRILLED TO
GO TO THE BEACH FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME ON MEMORIAL DAY. HER
FRIENDS EVEN GOT HER A TOY FISH
TO BRING WITH HER THE DAY THAT
SHE WAS AT THE BEACH. SHE SAID,
AND I’M GOING TO TRY TO QUOTE
IT. THEY DONE. AFTER LEON
BEHIND. WHICH IS THIS IS THE
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. AND AS
CHALLENGING AS IT IS TO MOURN.
THAT BRINGS THEM SOME SORT OF
PEACE. I KNOW THAT IN HER LAST
MOMENTS ON THIS EARTH SHE WAS
INDEED HAPPY. THE COMMUNITY ALSO
TOOK TIME TO PRAY FOR A GOOD
YEARS. OLDER SISTER WHO IS
RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL, AND
BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE GAIDAR’S
NAME SPELLED OUT IN CHALK ON THE
SIDEWALK. THERE’S ALSO POSTERS
INSIDE THE SCHOOL, SAYING
FOREVER ARE LOWERING MIDDLE
SCHOOL POLAR BEAR LIVE IN
DEARBORN. I’M MEGAN WOODS. LOCAL
4, OKAY? MEGAN THANK YOU AND
JUST HOURS BEFORE TONIGHT’S
VIGIL, 23 YEAR OLD ALEXANDER
SMITH FACED A JUDGE IN
CONNECTION TO THE DEADLY HIT AND
RUN. PROSECUTORS SAY. SMITH
ADMITTED BEING BEHIND THE WHEEL
AND TOLD POLICE HE WAS QUOTE
UNDER DEMONIC CONTROL AND HAVING
DEMONIC THOUGHTS. HE WAS CHARGED
WITH MURDER AND FACES LIFE IN
PRISON IF CONVICTED. ALRIGHT
TEMPERATURES COOLING OFF A BIT
AS WE START THE WEEKEND AND PAUL
SOME AREAS APPARENTLY ARE GOING
TO GET A LITTLE CHILLY FORTIES.
OVERNIGHT CHILLY. WE’RE TALKING
DOWN INTO THE FORTIES TONIGHT,
BUT WE’RE GOING TO WARM UP
QUICKLY TOMORROW BECAUSE THAT’S
THE THING ABOUT DRY AIR. YOU
COOL OFF QUICKLY AT NIGHT, BUT
THEN YOU WARM UP QUICKLY WHEN
THE SUN COMES UP SO IT WILL BE
OKAY. DON’T WORRY. WE’LL BE
FINE. ALRIGHT NICE. QUIET SHOT
HERE FROM BELLE ISLE. THE WIND
HAS SETTLED DOWN NICELY AND BOY,
IS THAT GOING TO BE ACTIVE
TOMORROW? THIS IS JUST GOING TO
BE A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO SEE AND
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW LOOK AT
THIS. AND ARBORS ALREADY. 52
DEGREES 64 IN DETROIT, 61
LAPIERRE, 64 MONROE AND AS
EXPECTED, I TOLD YOU EARLIER
THOSE BREEZY WINDS. WE’RE JUST
GONNA SETTLE DOWN QUICKLY.
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, AND
THEY HAVE DONE JUST THAT. AND
YOU CAN SEE ON THE SATELLITE
RADAR COMPOSITE, THERE IS
NOTHING TO SHOW YOU THERE WAS
LIKE NO WEATHER ANYWHERE AROUND
SEVERE CLEAR RIGHT NOW. AND SO
AFTER THOSE LOWS IN THE FORTIES,
WE’RE GONNA WARM UP QUICKLY.
WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER
SIXTIES BY NOON. TEMPERATURE FOR
MANY OF US WILL BE IN THE LOW
SEVENTIES. PERHAPS WE’LL HAVE
SOME UPPER SIXTIES TO THE NORTH,
BUT OVERALL, VERY PLEASANT DAY
AND THEN WE START CLOUDING UP
LATE IN THE DAY, AND THEN WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT
SUNDAY AND WE’LL DO THAT IN A
BIT, BUT JUST ONE POP 2 80
DEGREES, BUT THEN WE’RE GOING TO
KEEP THESE TEMPERATURES KIND OF
RIGHT AROUND AVERAGE HERE FOR
THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. BUT AGAIN
SUNDAY IS THE BIG DEAL AND WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
THERE ARE SOME WEATHER CHANGES.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT. JUST A
FEW MINUTES. YOU POP IN A LOCAL
4 NEWS, UPDATED DETROIT MAN IS
NOW CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO A
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN JEWELER 44
YEAR OLD ROY LARRY WAS ARRAIGNED
TODAY ON SEVERAL CHARGES,
INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
SHOULDN’T HAPPEN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ON GREENFIELD, JUST
NORTH OF EIGHT MILE IN OAK PARK
, POLICE SAY 47 YEAR OLD DANIEL
HUTCHINSON, OWNER OF HUTCHES
JEWELRY, WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES
WHILE SITTING IN AN SUV. HE
LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
ROY LARRY REMAINS IN JAIL
TONIGHT WITHOUT BOND
INVESTIGATORS FIND SOMETHING
THAT HAS THEM THINKING THEY’RE
LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACE FOR
ZION FOSTER THEY FOUND A PIECE
OF MAIL FROM DETROIT DURING
PHASE ONE OF OPERATION JUSTICE
FOR ZION AND LENNOX TOWNSHIP.
POLICE BELIEVE FOSTER’S BODY IS
100, FT, OR MORE BELOW THE
SURFACE IN THE LANDFILL. THE 17
YEAR OLDS COUSIN ADMITTED TO
POLICE THAT HE PUT HER BODY IN A
DUMPSTER WHEN HE FOUND HER
UNRESPONSIVE. DETROIT POLICE SAY
THE SEARCH COULD TAKE SIX WEEKS
TO COMPLETE. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT’S NEVER BEEN DONE AT DPD.
WE’VE GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT’S
WORKING ON THIS PROJECT HAVE
EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER TYPES OF
DIGS. BUT THIS IS JUST AN
UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCE. YOU KNOW,
HAVING TO TAKE ON SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. BUT AGAIN, WE’RE DOING IT
FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, AND WE
THINK ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO.
TO HELP FIND THIS LITTLE GIRL WE
SHOULD BE DOING. PHASE ONE OF
THE SEARCH SHOULD BE COMPLETED
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THREE
STUDENTS ARE ACCUSED OF MAKING
THREATS TO SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OVER MACOMB TOWNSHIP. THE
STUDENTS ALL HAD THEIR HOME
SEARCH TODAY AND WERE TAKEN TO
THE MACOMB COUNTY JUVENILE
JUSTICE CENTER ON THREATS OF
TERRORISM CHARGES. MEANTIME,
DEPUTIES SAY A PARENT FOUND THIS
GUN CASE IN THE PARENT DROP OFF
AREA AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CASE
DIDN’T HAVE A GUN INSIDE, BUT
THERE WAS THIS EMPTY NINE
MILLIMETER MAGAZINE RIGHT NOW.
IT’S UNCLEAR WHETHER THE THREAT
WAS TO THE SCHOOL AND THE
DISCOVERY OF THE GUN CASE ARE
ALL RELATED AT ALL. THE LEGAL
FIGHT TO GET ON THE PRIMARY
BALLOT HAS ENDED FOR BOTH JAMES
CRAIG AND PERRY JOHNSON. THE
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT REJECTED
THEIR APPEALS, ALONG WITH THE
APPEAL OF MICHAEL MARQUEE. ALL
THREE CAMPAIGNS WERE DOOMED BY
FORGED SIGNATURES ALLEGEDLY
CREATED BY PAID CIRCULATORS.
WITHOUT THE CAMPAIGNS. KNOWLEDGE
THE DECISION LEAVES GOP
GUBERNATORIAL FIELD WITH FIVE
CANDIDATES. THE OAKLAND COUNTY
ANIMAL SHELTER IS PUTTING OUT
THE CALL FOR HELP TONIGHT, MAJOR
UPTICK IN THE PEOPLE SURRENDER
THEIR PETS TO THE POINT. THE
SHELTER IS NOW OVER CAPACITY ARE
MARA MACDONALD IS IN PONTIAC
TONIGHT, MARA, THERE’S AN
ABUNDANCE OF DOGS AND CATS BUT
ESPECIALLY DOGS. SO HERE’S THE
SITUATION. WE HAVE A TON OF DOGS
AT THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHELTER.
UM, NORMALLY THEY’RE RUNNING IT
ABOUT 100 DOGS THIS TIME OF
YEAR. NOW THEY HAVE ABOUT 166.
THIS IS NETTIE AND BETTY, JUST
TWO OF THE ONES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE AND GET A PEN, GET A
PAPER OR IF YOU WANT TO WAIT
TILL WE PUT IT ONLINE WILL DO
THAT, TOO. BUT WE’VE GOT INFO TO
SWEETEN THE DEAL FOR YOU TO COME
AND PICK UP ONE OF THESE
BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS. KENNELS ARE
OVERFLOWING DOGS AS FAR AS THE
EYE CAN SEE, ALL WITH THEIR
SHOTS THAT CHECKED AND JUST
BEGGING FOR A HOME. IT’S NOT
SUSTAINABLE TO KEEP THIS MINI
DOGS UM, IT’S NOT GOOD FOR THEM
. THAT’S DEFINITELY NOT GOOD. UH
FOR THE MENTALLY 166 DOGS WHEN
THEY USUALLY STAY LESS THAN 100
CAT HOUSE IS FILLED TO THE BRIM
WITH FULL GROWN CATS AND KITTENS
MORE THAN 88 LOOKING FOR HOMES.
THE STAFF THINKS IT’S A COMBO OF
PEOPLE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT THAT PANDEMIC PUPPY
PURCHASE. OR WORRIES OVER THE
ECONOMY. WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TO
ADOPTERS COMING IN. TO TAKE THEM
OR EVEN FOSTER FAMILIES THAT
WANT TO FOSTER OWN. THEY ALSO
NEED YOUR GENTLY USED TOWELS.
THE EXPLOSION OF ANIMALS MEANS
SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING LOW. I KNOW
WE DON’T HAVE THE LITTLE FLUFFY
DOGS. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF LARGER
DOGS, BUT THEY ARE GOOD DOGS. UM
AND THEY NEED A CHANCE. SO IN
ORDER TO MOVE ALL THESE DOGS AND
ALL THESE CATS OUT OF THE
SHELTER IN INTO LOVING HOMES,
THE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO OFFER
THIS DEAL IF YOU MENTIONED THIS
STORY AND THAT YOU SAW THIS NEXT
WEEK, COME ON IN HERE. YOU CAN
GET CATS LIKE LIKE RORY HERE.
FOR $25. ANY OF THE DOGS ARE 40
HAVE A LOT OF REALLY BEAUTIFUL
ANIMALS IN HERE THAT ARE JUST
LOOKING FOR A HOME. UM IF YOU
NEED MORE INFO, WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE IT ALL UP AND
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM PONTIAC
MARA MACDONALD. LOCAL FORM. OKAY
MAURA. THANK YOU. CONSTRUCTION
SEASON NOW UNDERWAY. WE’VE GOT
ANOTHER MAJOR FREEWAY CLOSURE
FOR THE WEEKEND. SOUTHBOUND TO
75 IS CLOSED FROM THE 96 14
INTERCHANGE TO 94 FOR REPAIRS.
TRAFFIC IS DETOURED TO EASTBOUND
96 TO THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY.
THE FREEWAY WON’T REOPEN UNTIL
FIVE MONDAY MORNING, BUT IN THAT
SAYS IT COULD OPEN SOONER IF THE
WORK IS COMPLETED. THIS WEEKEND
MARKS THE FINAL DETROIT GRAND
PRIX ON BELLE ISLE NEXT YEAR.
THE RACE WILL BE MOVING DOWNTOWN
TONIGHT. THE EVENT KICKED OFF
WITH A GRAND PREMIER HELD AT
CAMPUS MARTIUS EXCLUSIVE EVENT.
RAISE MONEY FOR THE BELLE ISLE
CONSERVANCY. TOMORROW THERE’S A
FULL SLATE OF RACING ON BELLE
ISLE WITH THE GRAND PRIX SUNDAY
AT THREE PM WE SURE HOPE YOU
JOIN US SUNDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN OR
A SPECIAL HOUR LONG EDITION OF
LOCAL FOREIGN NEWS LIVE FROM
BELLE ISLE. FOLLOWING THE RACE.
SPECIAL TONIGHT OVER AN INKSTER
FOR ONE OF ITS ICONIC RESIDENTS.
THIS IS REALLY NICE. THE CITY
PAYING TRIBUTE TO LILY LESTER BY
NAMING A STREET IN HER HONOR.
SHE HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF
BEING THE FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST
BLACK FEMALE SERGEANT. AT ARMS
IN THE MICHIGAN STATE CAPITOL,
LESTER WAS JOINED BY DOZENS OF
FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THE
OCCASION. SHE SAYS SHE JUST
RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR 1/100
BIRTHDAY AND SHE’S VERY
THANKFUL. I’M JUST HAPPY TO BE A
PART OF EXTRA BECAUSE GANGSTERS
IN MY HOME NOW I’VE BEEN HERE.
37 YEARS, SO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
COMING AND APPRECIATE YOU. THANK
THE LORD FOR 100 YEARS. IT IS
NICE TO BE 100 YEARS OLD. WOW
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SOUL. THE
STREET WAS OFFICIALLY NAMED. YOU
SEE THERE TODAY LILY ARE LESTER