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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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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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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Legislature introduces bills to limit gun access for convicted domestic violence abusers

Hernz Laguerre September 8, 2023

Michigan lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to restrict gun access for those convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Detroit Evening Report: New Era Detroit launching public safety app to help reduce crime

Nargis Rahman August 28, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city officials and community members are celebrating the New Era Community Partnership to create a crime...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan speaks at a Gilbert Family Foundation press conference on May 18, 2023 in Detroit, Mich.
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Detroit Mayor Duggan: Gun-free zones may not limit shootings

Quinn Klinefelter May 22, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says efforts to set up “gun-free zones” in the city may not do much to limit...

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