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Detroit man sentenced for murdering 1-year-old girl he was babysitting
A Detroit man has been sentenced in connection with murdering his friend’s 1-year-old daughter in 2022.
On Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, LeRoy Metoyer III was sentenced to 25 to 50 years for second-degree murder, and 15 to 30 years for first-degree child abuse in the 2022 death of Justice Starks. The sentences will run concurrently, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
Detroit police searching for shooter who killed 1, injured 2 in gathering following funeral
Detroit police are searching for the person who fired shots during a gathering in the city’s east side Monday evening.
It happened just before 8 p.m. on Aug. 18 in the area of Moffat Avenue and Seneca Street. One person was killed and two others were injured in the shooting after a family was gathering for a repast following a funeral.
Mom says Detroit hospital kept her from seeing son as he died from shooting injuries
A mother is calling for changes at Henry Ford St. John Hospital after she says staff denied her access to her teenage son as he lay dying from gunshot wounds.
Meion Melvin said hospital staff showed little compassion when she arrived Friday after learning her 17-year-old son, Keyion Sadler, had been brought to the emergency department following a shooting on Detroit’s east side.
Woman injured after being shot by passing car on I-96
A woman was injured after she was shot by someone in a passing car on I-96 on Tuesday.
The woman told Michigan State Police she was driving on I-96 between Joy Road and W Chicago Avenue on Aug. 19 just after 12 a.m. when an unknown car approached her car from behind in the left lane and someone fired multiple shots.
Weather: Heavy rain, gusty winds possible in Metro Detroit -- What to know
Showers and thunderstorms move across Southeast Michigan through the morning and linger into the afternoon.
Locally heavy rainfall is the primary concern. The marginal risk for severe weather is now south of the state line, so any additional thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening, mainly south of Port Huron, should not reach severe limits but could be on the strong side. These storms will be capable of heavy downpours and wind gusts upward of 30 mph.