ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Sunday, June 21, 2020

President Trump takes aim at Detroit, blames city leaders for crime rates

DETROIT – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Detroit leaders for the city’s crime rates during a rally in Tulsa on Saturday.

“The murder rate in Baltimore and Detroit is higher than El Salvador, Guatemala or even Afghanistan,” Trump said.

Read: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 61,230, Death toll now at 5,846

Metro Detroit weather: A warm and muggy Father’s Day, Saturday evening

Sunday evening will have scattered showers and thunderstorms with warm conditions. Temperatures will be near 80 degrees.

Read the full forecast here.

4 Fast Facts

• One person was killed and 11 were injured during a violent first weekend of summer in Detroit. Click here to read more.
• The World Health Organization is reporting the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases. Click here to read more.
• Michigan officials cut ties with a staffing agency following the death of a 16-year-old who was restrained at a youth academy in Kalamazoo. Click here to read more.
• A father from Pontiac decided to write his own children’s book after noticing a lack of diversity in others. Click here to read more.

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