A Detroit police officer has been suspended after being involved in a physical altercation with a 70-year-old man.

Activists gathered and spoke out against the potential of the gun-free zone in Greektown as they believe the retroactive move to combat recent hikes in violence gives them a cause for concern.

Police announced efforts Thursday to crackdown on gun violence in Detroit with a new two-day operation.

The city of Detroit unveiled a new crowd control plan for the summer as the city begins to return to normal amid the pandemic, and after dealing with rowdiness and violence in recent weeks.

Police said two large groups were going head-to-head before officers intervened early Sunday morning.

DETROIT With police brutality protests continued, Detroit police are investigating how some officers handled protesters early on. There have been misconduct complaints and charges are on the horizon within the department. MLive reported its staff photographer Nicole Hester was among three journalists hit by pellets fired by Detroit police during a George Floyd protest. Detroit Police District 5 commissioner Willie Burton has been pushing for changes to DPDs use of force policies. The use of force that were applied to innocent protestors, I am outraged as a police commissioner in the city of Detroit, Burton said.

At President Donald Trumps rally Saturday in Tulsa, the president took aim at Detroit and blamed city officials for the citys crime rates. He said he wants to see more accountability from city leaders after the presidents national jab at Detroit. For this to make it to reach the White House, for President Donald Trump speaking out about the failing leadership in Detroit? Burton asked. What does that tell you?Burton said he doesnt outright agree with the presidents condemnation of city Democrats, but said Detroit leadership needs to be held accountable. Where is the transparency?Those were some of the questions raised by protesters Saturday during a public tribunal for Detroit leadership.

DETROIT - After months of tense debate, the Detroit Police Commission will meet to settle a controversial issue Thursday. The commissioners will be voting on a plan that would put facial recognition technology on traffic cameras around the city. So far, all signs indicate that there are enough commissioners who support the Detroit Police Department's use of facial recognition. "Today, I'm leaning toward supporting the facial recognition technology." Davis stands in solidarity with Willie Burton, who was arrested this summer after he demanded the Detroit Police Department have open dialogues about facial recognition technology.

DETROIT - Facial recognition technology is such a controversial topic it landed a Detroit police commissioner in handcuffs during a meeting last week. Commissioner Willie Burton was arrested as Detroit police pushed to expand the use of facial recognition technology in the city. Detroit police Chief James Craig strongly supports facial recognition technology, but many in the community have voiced their opposition. Last week, the commissioners' meeting erupted in chaos when Burton kept pushing more discussion about the technology. Duggan chimed in, as well, insisting the Detroit Police Department does not and will not use facial recognition technology to track or follow people in the city.

DETROIT - Detroit's police chief says a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners who was arrested at a raucous meeting after being warned to stop interrupting the proceedings won't face charges. Police Chief James Craig said Tuesday he decided to drop the matter "after consulting several people, including board members." Shortly after last Thursday's meeting started, Lisa Carter was sworn in as the board's chairwoman and Commissioner Willie Burton asked what she would do differently than the past chairman. Carter told Burton multiple times he was "out of order," and officers handcuffed him. Burton said his arrest for disorderly conduct was a "disservice" to the public.

DETROIT - Theres new fallout after a Detroit police commissioner ended up in handcuffs during a meeting over facial recognition technology. Tomorrow it can happen to you, police Commissioner Willie Burton said. Burton hit the 910 AM Superstation airwaves hours after he was arrested Thursday night during a police commissioner meeting. This all happened during an intense conversation about the city using facial recognition technology in street cameras. During the meeting, Burton voiced his concerns loud and clear.

Police officers removed Commissioner Willie Burton in handcuffs after he was ruled out of order several times by new board Chair Lisa Carter. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.