Detroit police search for one driver, possibly two, that may have hit and killed a 58-year-old Detroit Woman. Her family emphasizes the life she led. The mother of two who served in the military died while crossing 7 Mile Road last Wednesday near Telegraph.
The pain Tasneen Sherrod is feeling is unbearable. Sherrod is the mother of teen Robert Harris who was <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Detroit_Shooting/" target="_blank"><b>gunned down</b></a> last Friday (Jan. 7) at a gas station on <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Seven_Mile_Road/" target="_blank"><b>east 7 Mile</b></a>.
Police have determined that a woman who was shot and killed by Detroit officers this weekend for pointing and waving a gun at gas station customers and employees was armed with an airsoft pistol, according to the chief.
DETROIT – The big I-75 Modernization project has made traffic slowdowns the norm along parts of the freeway, even with far fewer people commuting to work. “Since we are still working on the modernization project section between 8 Mile and I-696. The project takes place between the Davison Freeway and 7 Mile Road and includes heavy-duty repairs on 12 bridges. We’ll have the modernization project south of I-696 completed,” Morosi said. AdIn the meantime, travel on I-75 between the Davison Freeway to 13 Mile will be slow, with only two lanes open in each direction.
DETROIT – Police said a 78-year-old man was killed Monday after he was hit by a vehicle in Detroit. The incident happened near 7 Mile Road and Heyden Street. Update March 8: Family remembers 78-year-old man killed in hit-and-run in DetroitOfficials said the vehicle involved is believed to be a white Dodge Charger. You can watch the full report in the video above. View: More traffic news
DETROIT – Police arrested a man after shooting at him on Detroit’s east side. The shooting happened Tuesday evening in the area of Barlow Street and 7 Mile Road. No injuries were reported. Police said an officer shot at the man after he pointed a gun at an officer. The man was found in a garage nearby after running from officers.
DETROIT – Investigators with the Detroit Fire Department believe residents’ stoves that were being used for heat could be to blame for an apartment fire on Detroit’s east side. READ: Stove left on to heat apartment believed to be cause of Detroit fireAdHill said the heat inside their apartments has not working correctly and it’s been that way for a while. Fire crews said someone used their stove to stay warm during the night. “We’re using the stove to produce heat to warm the apartments up to a comfortable level because it’s cold,” Hill said. “I do know Local 4 did try to get in connection with the management company,” said Hall.
DETROIT – An early morning fire in an east side apartment complex may have been caused by residents using stoves to heat their apartments, according to the Detroit Fire Department. The fire department was called to the complex on Seven Mile Road, between Hoover Street and Outer Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. ORIGINAL STORY: Residents using stoves for heat likely cause of apartment building fire on Detroit’s east sideAdResidents of the apartment complex said the fire would not have happened if the heat was working properly. Mohamed said his niece lives in the apartment that caught fire and she, her nearly 3-year-old daughter and boyfriend were inside. “The heat has been working ineffectively,” said one resident.
DETROIT – An early morning fire in an east side apartment complex may have been caused by residents using stoves to heat their apartments, according to the Detroit Fire Department. The fire department was called to the complex on East 7 Mile Road near Hoover Street shortly before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Two people, one of which is a 3-year-old girl, were transported to the hospital for medical treatment, although their injuries are not believe to be serious. Several residents of the apartment building said they had asked for the owner multiple times to fix the heat in the building. They said they needed to use stoves and space heaters to heat their apartments, and that it was so cold in there that they could see their breath inside.
DETROIT – Southbound lanes on I-75 will be closed on Detroit’s west side overnight Wednesday, Feb. 3 and into the morning of Thursday, Feb. 4, officials say. UPDATE -- 3:40 p.m.: All southbound lanes on I-75 are now open after Seven Mile Road. UPDATE -- 3:11 p.m.: Only the right lane on southbound I-75 after Seven Mile Road remains closed Thursday afternoon. UPDATE -- 2 p.m.: Southbound I-75 was open Thursday afternoon along this stretch, however traffic was backed up. Southbound I-75 lanes between Seven Mile and E. McNichols roads will be closed through Thursday morning due to bridge repairs.
DETROIT – Police are looking for a teenager who is accused of pointing a gun at a woman while driving in Detroit, then fleeing police and abandoning his vehicle with children inside on Friday night. Detroit police say at about 11 p.m. on Jan. 15, an officer pulled alongside a woman driving west on Seven Mile Road near Hayes Street at a high rate of speed. The police officer attempted to pull over the teen driving the Mitsubishi, but the teen turned around and fled east on Seven Mile Road, striking the officer’s vehicle on the passenger side in the process. Officials say other officers in the area saw and pursued the suspect to the 5700 block of Farmbrook Street, where the teen abandoned his vehicle and continued fleeing on foot. Police say the suspect left behind two small children inside the vehicle he abandoned.
Detroit police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest (pictured) who may have information regarding a carjacking that occurred on the city's west side on Jan. 6, 2021. DETROIT – Police are seeking a person of interest who may have information regarding a carjacking that occurred in Detroit last week. According to authorities, at about 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 an unknown armed suspect approached a woman, 30, and demanded the keys to her vehicle. Investigators are seeking a person of interest who they believe was in the area during the carjacking and may have information regarding the crime. Anyone who recognizes the wanted person of interest (pictured above), or anyone with related information, can contact the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Unit at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
DETROIT – Michigan State Police said troopers were dispatched about 3:20 a.m. Monday to northbound Southfield Freeway (M-39) just north of 8 Mile Road after the report of a shooting in Detroit. There had been a shooting that police believe happened on 7 Mile Road near the Southfield Freeway. The victim fled the area after being shot, entered northbound Southfield Freeway but came to a rest on the freeway, blocking the left northbound lane just north of 8 Mile Road. Another vehicle that was not involved in the shooting rear-ended the shooting victim’s vehicle. State police said the shooting victim fled the crash scene on foot and was located by Southfield police.
LIVONIA, Mich. – Consumers Energy responded to a gas leak at 27719 7 Mile Road in Livonia on Monday evening. Livonia police say there is, “no current danger.” Police did shut down 7 Mile Road at Deering Street, but as of 5:22 p.m. the road is back open. READ: More local news
DETROIT – Two Detroit officers were injured in a collision Friday night at the intersection of Seven Mile Road and Hoover Street. Three police vehicles were heading south on Hoover on an emergency run. As they got to the intersection, an SUV was trying to make the light on 7 Mile Road when the vehicles collided. A woman in another vehicle was also hit. The woman, who was hit, hurt her ankle but is going to be OK.Watch the video above for the full report
DETROIT – A 27-year-old man was shot Wednesday night by men who broke into his mother’s home on Detroit’s east side. Officials say the victim went to check in on his unwell mother at her home in the 14900 block of Lappin Street near Hayes Street and Seven Mile Road. Upon entering the house, the victim discovered that his mother was not home -- rather two intruders were inside and armed. The 27-year-old man was able to drive himself to the hospital where he is currently in surgery. The mother, who was out shopping at the time, later arrived at the home after the incident and was not harmed.
DETROIT – The family of a man shot and killed at a Detroit gas station is demanding answers and action. Lewis was shot at a 76 gas station on Gratiot Avenue. Witnesses said the 18-year-old clerk shot Lewis from behind the bulletproof glass with an AK-47. The groups have one primary demand for the owner of the gas station. In the meantime, the clerk who killed Lewis has been arrested.
DETROIT – A 23-year-old man was found injured on the sidewalk on Detroit’s west side early Saturday morning. Detroit police say at about 4:50 a.m. the victim was found in the 24200 block of West Seven Mile Road suffering from a gunshot wound to the body. Witnesses reported hearing shots fired and seeing a vehicle flee from the scene, according to authorities. The 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Homicide Section at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
DETROIT – A 32-year-old man was shot at 3 a.m. on Friday in Detroit, police said. It happened in the 18900 block of West 7 Mile Road. A Good Samaritan transported the victim to a hospital. Officers arrived while the Samaritan was leaving the scene, so officer blocked traffic for the Samaritan. Police were not able to talk with the victim due to his condition.
DETROIT – Two people were injured in a shooting while stopped at a red light, police said. The shooting happened at 7 Mile Road and Dequindre Street in Detroit at 9:17 p.m. on Tuesday. A 24-year-old man was shot more than 10 times and privately conveyed to a hospital, police said. A 22-year-old woman was transported by medics to a hospital and is in stable condition. Both victims were inside a red Chevrolet Impala.
DETROIT – Detroit police are investigating a shooting that left a 55-year-old man injured. Police said the shooting happened on Sunday at 7:55 p.m. in the area of 7 Mile Road and Fenmore Street. The victim was driving a black 2016 GMC Sierra when an unknown suspect fired shots from inside a late-model red Dodge Charger. The victim was struck in the body and lost control over his vehicle, striking a pole. The suspect fled the area and was last seen traveling north on Ashton.
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DETROIT – Police are investigating after four men were shot Monday night at a park on Detroit’s east side. Then, one of the victims got into a vehicle crash on the way to the hospital. The car crashed in the area of East 7 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue. The victims were at a hospital as of Tuesday morning and expected to recover. Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s 9th Precinct or Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK-UP.
DETROIT – The well-known owner of a Detroit funeral home has been charged after allegedly fatally shooting his cousin during an argument on Monday. The 37-year-old owner, Major Clora, Jr., of Detroit, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and felony firearm. Police say at about 10:35 a.m. Clora fired a single shot at his 53-year-old male cousin outside of the Clora Funeral Home on Seven Mile Road, killing him. Clora reportedly waited for police at the scene and was taken into custody. Clora is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.
DETROIT – The well-known owner of a Detroit funeral home is accused of shooting and killing his cousin during an argument at the funeral home, according to police. The shooting was reported around 11 a.m. Monday at the Clora Funeral Home on Seven Mile Road, officials said. “Going to be a shooting on East Seven Mile Road,” a dispatcher said over the police scanner. The other shot the other.”Multiple sources confirmed to Local 4 that the person who allegedly fired that deadly shot was the owner of the funeral home. Police said a 37-year-old man who’s well-known in the community fired the shot and then waited for police.
DETROIT FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve DAntuono announced during a news conference Wednesday a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy in Detroit. Family members said the children were in bed when someone drove by and opened fire, hitting Nathaniel. He was shot in the head.You can watch our report on this incident in May in the video player above. Officials announced the new reward as part of Detroits participation in Operation Legend to reduce and prevent gang and gun violence in the city. READ MORE: Operation Legend to bring federal agents to Detroit: Heres what that will look like
DETROIT – Police are investigating a verbal altercation that led to a deadly shooting at a Detroit gas station on Wednesday. At about 10:20 p.m. occupants inside of a silver Ford Taurus engaged in a verbal altercation with occupants inside a black Ford Fusion in the 15200 block of 7 Mile Road near Hayes Street, police said. The altercation led to a shoot-out between the passengers of both vehicles. Two men who were standing near the vehicles at the time of the shooting were struck by gunfire, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Homicide Section at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
DETROIT Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at Noon:3 men injured in shooting at Detroit gas stationPolice are looking for two men wanted in connection with a shooting Tuesday night at a BP gas station in the area of 7 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue in Detroit.
DETROIT Police are looking for two men wanted in connection with a shooting Tuesday night at a BP gas station in the area of 7 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue in Detroit. Video from the gas station shows the violence as a man opens fire on a vehicle near the gas pumps. The victims -- men aged 20, 24 and 26 years old -- were sitting inside a silver Ford Fusion when they got into an argument with two other men at the gas station. A man is shown opening fire on a vehicle July 21, 2020 at a gas station in Detroit. (WDIV)Detroit police are looking for these men:Detroit police are searching for two men wanted in connection to a shooting July 21, 2020 at a BP gas station on the city's west side.
DETROIT Three people were rushed to a hospital on Tuesday night after a gunman opened fire at a gas station on Detroits west side. Surveillance video shows the moment the shots were fired. The people involved in the shooting were in a Kia Sedona and a Ford Focus. The Ford Focus is riddled with bullets. Click here for more local crime reportsWatch the video for the full report
DETROIT – A man was shot during an altercation at a store in Detroit on Saturday night. Police say at around 11:45 p.m. a 26-year-old man was shot and killed amid an altercation with another man at a store in the 7400 block of 7 Mile Road. The shooter fled the scene, possibly in a light blue Cadillac Escalade, police said. He is described as a Black man wearing a white t-shirt and blue jean shorts. Anyone with information can contact the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
DETROIT – Police are asking for help locating a suspect wanted in connection to a nonfatal shooting that happened on Detroit’s west side. Police said the shooting happened on Monday at 10:30 p.m. at a gas station in the 20500 block of West 7 Mile Road. The suspect escaped in a 2017 Ford Focus that had damage on the rear of the vehicle. He was last seen wearing a black Nike short sleeve shirt, black shorts, and black and white gym shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s 8th Precinct by calling 313-596-5840 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
DETROIT – Police are searching for the driver of a Dodge Challenger that fatally struck a motorcyclist early Tuesday morning on southbound I-75 in Detroit. Michigan State Police said the vehicle struck the motorcyclist about 1:30 a.m. The Challenger’s driver and a passenger both fled the area. The southbound side of I-75 was closed for several hours at 7 Mile Road as police investigated. No other information is available at this time.
DETROIT Detroit Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver involved in a crash on Detroits west side. It happened around 2 a.m. Friday at 7 Mile and Mansfield. Police told Local 4 that a 4-year-old and two adults were taken to the hospital but are expected to be fine. 7 Mile is closed for the investigation. Stay with Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit for updates.
