Morning 4: Suspected gunman arrested in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Pontiac girl; Pfizer recalls blood pressure meds

Here are this morning’s top stories

Ariah Jackson, 7, was fatally shot when drive-by shooters fired rounds at her and her family in the driveway of their Pontiac home on March 18, 2022.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So let’s get to the news.


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Suspected gunman arrested, driver sought in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Pontiac girl

The suspected shooter who is accused of firing several shots at a Pontiac family in the driveway of their home, fatally striking a 7-year-old girl, has been arrested, officials said Thursday.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced that a suspected gunman has been arrested in the March 18 fatal shooting of Ariah Jackson, who was just arriving home from school with her mother, sister and cousins. The 7-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head, and the girl’s mother was also injured in the shooting, which is said to be gang-related.

Read the report here.


Pfizer recalls blood pressure medication due to increased cancer risk

Pfizer has issued a recall for a high blood pressure medication distributed under three different names due to an increased risk of cancer, according to the company.

Pfizer is voluntarily recalling Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets distributed by Pfizer as well as two authorized generics distributed by Greenstone (quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide and quinapril HCl/ hydrochlorothiazide) to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-quinapril, above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) level.

Read more here.


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US to expand Russia sanctions, accept 100K Ukraine refugees

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