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When a Metro Detroit teenager was found shot to death in the basement of a Detroit apartment building, some claimed that he was lured to the city as a robbery target -- but Detroit police say otherwise.

Officials say a 2-year-old child was killed in a violent crash Wednesday on Southfield Freeway.

Sources say that a body has been found in a small wooded area at Stoepel Park at Outer Drive and Auburn Street.

A driver was caught on camera smashing into a gas station Downriver, causing significant damage to the building.

A witness was shot and killed after trying to convince the occupants of the at-fault car to stay at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that caused multiple injuries in Detroit, police said.

Denise Harkless reportedly left her residency and did not return home located in the 7100 block of West Outer Drive.

Families at an Ecorse apartment complex say they’re living in fear amid a rise in violent crimes at the complex. It wasn’t just the residents reaching out for help as a property management team is desperately trying to keep its residents safe.

A police officer was involved in a shooting early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side, according to authorities.

A driver of a minivan is in critical condition after he crashed into two vehicles early Friday morning in Detroit, officials said.

A Michigan State Police chopper followed a driver as he fled officers in a stolen U-Haul and was eventually tackled by a trooper in the middle of a street.

A 2-year-old child was struck in the mouth by a projectile from a “high-powered” BB gun on Detroit’s east side, police said.

Michigan State Police say a man shot at another car on the I-75 northbound ramp when they didn’t yield at each other.

Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell said her Dearborn office was broken into and vandalized on Monday.

A body was found in the trunk of a burning car on Detroit’s west side.

Police have surrounded a home Wednesday morning where suspects involved in an ongoing investigation have reportedly barricaded themselves inside.

Two men who were wearing GPS tethers that recorded their exact locations carjacked three people at gunpoint in separate locations around Detroit, officials said.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Tenants at an apartment complex in Ecorse are frustrated with a rise in violent crime.

Officials have identified a man who jumped into a Dearborn police vehicle and sped off while officers were investigating a large parking lot fight.

Detroit has opened up scheduling for residents with compromised immune systems to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

A man jumped into a Dearborn police vehicle overnight and sped off while officers were investigating a large parking lot fight, officials said.

A woman and three children were able to safely exit a Detroit home Friday morning where an armed man has barricaded himself inside.

Police have shut down the westbound I-96 express lanes to search for evidence related to a Tuesday night shooting.

A man told police he was shot during a road rage incident Tuesday night while driving in the express lanes of I-96 near Outer Drive in Detroit.

Anyone who has seen Birdie Flowers or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5540.

Anyone who has seen Hilliard Gray or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1140.

Police said On-Star provided updates to police on the vehicle’s location.

Interim police Chief James White will hold a news conference to provide an update on a fatal shooting that occurred outside a Detroit banquet hall early Tuesday morning.

Five people are injured and one person has died following a shooting at a Detroit banquet hall early Tuesday morning.

Anyone who has seen David Curry or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1140 or Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak-Up.

A 62-year-old man was shot after being approached by two men on Detroit’s west side, police said.

A 62-year-old man was walking when he was approached by two young men. Police said one of them pointed a gun at the victim, shot him and both suspects ran away.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260 or Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Northbound I-75 near Outer Drive is closed while Michigan State Police investigate a “serious” crash, police said.

Police said they received a tip about illegal fireworks being sold and when officers arrived at the home, they found the fireworks on the lawn alongside several signs advertising firework sales.

Thursday was the graduation for the Detroit Achievement Academy’s eighth graders and every student received a life-changing graduation gift.

Anyone who has seen Arianna Sanders or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5540 or Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak-Up.

Anyone who has seen Herman Jones-Turner or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-4505 or Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak-Up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5640 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Timothy Charles McGhee Jr., 22, was arraigned Sunday in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Morgan Dawkins and nonfatal shooting of Angel Davis, 19, and Tyree Harris, 28.

A 22-year-old Detroit man named Timothy Charles McGhee Jr. has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Morgan Dawkins.

A 23-year-old man was taken into police custody Thursday. He’s accused of being involved with a shooting that killed an innocent bystander.

An argument between two men at a Detroit gas station led to shots being fired, and two women who had nothing to do with that argument were struck by gunfire -- one fatally, according to police.

A Corvette crashed into a Comerica Bank Monday evening after colliding with another vehicle on Detroit’s west side.

Anyone who has seen Benjamin Nelson or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-Speak-Up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

A stretch of I-96 on Detroit’s west side was closed for a few hours Sunday due to an investigation into a shooting.

DETROIT – With the effort to get more people vaccinated, Mayor Mike Duggan visited with Detroiters getting their second dose Saturday. He stopped by one of Detroit’s busiest vaccination sites and suggested more people may be eligible for the shot sooner than they think. The Detroit church has quickly become one of the top community vaccination sites in the city, a key part of ramping down vaccine fears. READ: Michigan has second-highest number of COVID variant cases in USDuggan also hinted at expanding eligibility soon, ahead of the state’s timeline. When he was asked if that means the city would open up to full eligibility, Duggan was quick to dispel rumors.

DETROIT – A shooting Saturday night on Detroit’s east side sent two teenagers to the hospital in serious condition. According to authorities, an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old were in a parking lot near the intersection of Gratiot Avenue and Outer Drive when an unknown person began fighting and shots were fired. The two teens were both struck and taken to a hospital where they were listed in temporary serious condition. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news

The accident happened Thursday afternoon in Dundee. DUNDEE - One woman was treated for minor injuries in the aftermath of a car vs. tree crash about 1 p.m. Thursday, Dundee Police Department reported. The accident happened on Outer Drive near Plank Street. Dundee Police and Fire Departments, along with Monroe Community Ambulance, responded to the scene. The driver, who was from DeWitt, was cited on a charge of "driving carelessly while texting," the police department said in its report.