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2 dead, more than a dozen others injured in Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say

Associated Press July 8, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 others injured,...

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Pieces of chopped up guns arranged to spell "Peace."
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Church uses destroyed firearms as artwork to raise gun violence awareness

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 3, 2024

Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield kicked off a series of gun destruction events with a live cutting of two...

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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard addresses the media about the fatal shooting of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Reckling, Sunday, June 23, 2024.
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Oakland County deputy fatally shot during ‘ambush’ on Detroit’s east side

Jenny Sherman June 23, 2024

An Oakland County Sheriff deputy was shot and killed while investigating a car theft in Madison Heights that ended with...

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Police perimeter tape wraps around a pole at Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Rochester Hills, Mich.
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MichMash: How will lawmakers respond to recent mass shootings in Michigan?

Hernz Laguerre June 21, 2024

Despite gun legislation introduced after last year's shooting on Michigan State University's campus, recent mass shootings in southeast Michigan are...

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FILE - Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords watches as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign gun safety bills once they are sent to her by the Legislature in March 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches task force to address gun violence in Michigan

Hernz Laguerre, Michelle Jokisch Polo June 21, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a gun violence prevention task force for Michigan to address and reduce instances of gun...

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People listen as President Joe Biden speaks to Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's "Gun Sense University," at the Washington Hilton, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington.
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Created Equal: How Gen Z became the ‘lockdown generation’

Justina Giglio June 18, 2024

In light of the shooting at a Rochester Hills splash pad on Saturday, there is no better time to talk...

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Michigan Shooting
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Mother, child wounded in splash pad shooting remain in critical condition

Russ McNamara June 18, 2024

A woman and and an 8-year-old child remain in critical condition following Saturday’s mass shooting at a Rochester Hills splash...

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Stock photo of handguns.
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Detroit Evening Report: Silence the Violence march returns to Detroit; calls for end to gun violence

Bre'Anna Tinsley June 13, 2024

The organization End Gun Violence Michigan is continuing its Silence the Violence Month of Action campaign with a Memorial March...

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Todd “Wolf” Douglas (left) and Terence “C-Mo” Hampton at WDET Studios in April 2024. Douglas and Hampton are both "violence interrupters" with FORCE Detroit.
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FORCE Detroit working to empower young people through city’s ShotStoppers program

Quinn Klinefelter May 3, 2024

A Detroit community organization claims it’s helped eliminate about three-quarters of the shootings in one of the most violent areas...

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State, federal and local partners, including Alia Harvey-Quinn from FORCE Detroit, pose with Detroit Police Chief James White at a press conference announcing a drop in violent crime in 2023.
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Does a record-low homicide count mean Detroiters are safer?

Briana Rice January 16, 2024

Officials took to a podium inside Detroit Police headquarters last Wednesday to tout a significant drop in crime. Mayor Mike...

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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2022, photo, Jennifer and James Crumbley appear in court in Rochester Hills, Mich.
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Judge weighs whether to hold simultaneous trials for Ethan Crumbley’s parents

Quinn Klinefelter December 14, 2023

An Oakland County judge is weighing whether to hold simultaneous, separate trials for the parents of the teen who killed...

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Detroit Police Chief James White speaks at a press conference discussing summer policing strategies for the city.
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Detroit on track for fewest homicides in more than 50 years, officials say

Quinn Klinefelter December 5, 2023

Detroit and Wayne County officials this week reported an 18% reduction in the number of homicides in the city this...

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