Detroit

Four charged in Detroit street shooting that killed 2 people, injured 5

Four people have been charged in a shooting at an outdoor gathering in Detroit that left two people dead and five others wounded. Johnny Lee Marsh III, 25, Eladeo Garcia, 22, and Alfonso Anaya, 18, were arraigned Saturday on first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and other charges, the Wayne County prosecutor's office said Monday in a release. Amber McIntee, 22, was arraigned on tampering with evidence and lying to a police officer charges. Officers responding to complaints about a large gathering along a street on the city's west side saw shots being fired from a vehicle into a crowd of people about 1:30 a.m. on November 3, the prosecutor's office said. Officers chased the vehicle and arrested Garcia and Marsh. Anaya and McIntee were arrested three days later. A 15-year-old Detroit boy and a 19-year-old man from Southgate died in the shooting. The five wounded range in age from 16 to 18. The shooting followed an alleged argument, according to the prosecutor's ...

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Detroit block party shooting leaves 2 dead, over dozen injured: Police

A shooting early on Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 injured, according to authorities. Michigan State Police said no one was in custody and they were assisting Detroit police with the investigation, according to a post on the social media platform X. The agency said their preliminary information showed two people died and 19 others had "various injuries". Detroit police released few details, confirming that the shooting on a residential block on Detroit's east side left two people dead. But a police statement on Sunday afternoon did not specify the number of people injured or the circumstances of the shooting. "At this time, investigators and forensic personnel are analysing all available evidence and will be continuing their work through the weekend," police said in a Sunday statement. Police said a Monday news conference with Police Chief James White and Mayor Mike Duggan would detail a "comprehensive new strategy regarding block parties". Detroit Pol

Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 2 minors, 6 others, say authorities

Eight people were injured after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday, authorities said. At least two of the victims were children, officials said. Authorities initially said they believed as many as 10 people had gunshot wounds from shooting in Rochester Hills, but that number was lowered later on after they checked with area hospitals. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said a possible suspect had been contained in a home nearby, and law enforcement had the home surrounded, Bouchard said. The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. at a city park featuring a recreation area with a non-slip surface where people can turn on sprays and fountains of water to play in. Bouchard said it the shooting appeared to be random, with the shooter driving up to the park, walking to the splash pad and firing as many as 28 times, stopping multiple times to reload. A handgun and three empty magazines were recovered, the ..

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GM says strike cost $1.1 bn but it can absorb rising labour costs

General Motors says pretax earnings took a USD 1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on September 15. Those strikes continued at GM until Oct. 30. The company now predicts full-year net income of USD 9.1 billion to USD 9.7 billion, down from its previous outlook of USD 9.3 billion to USD 10.7 billion. But GM expects to generate more cash for the full year. It expects free cash flow of USD 10.5 billion to USD 11.5 billion, an increase from a previous forecast of USD 7 billion to USD 9 billion. To get there, GM expects to cut capital spending, including a slowdown in spending on electric vehicles and at Cruise, its troubled autonomous vehicle unit. California regulators revok

Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers, to squeeze cos for better pay

Nearly one in 10 of America's unionized auto workers went on strike Friday to pressure Detroit's three automakers into raising wages in an era of big profits and as the industry begins a costly transition from gas guzzlers to electric vehicles. By striking simultaneously at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis for the first time in its history, the United Auto Workers union is trying to inflict a new kind of pain on the companies in hopes of clawing back some pay and benefits workers gave up in recent decades. The strikes are limited for now to three assembly plants: a GM factory in Wentzville, Missouri, a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit, and a Jeep plant run by Stellantis in Toledo, Ohio. The workers received support from President Joe Biden, who dispatched aides to Detroit to help resolve the impasse and said the Big 3 automakers should share their record profits. Union President Shawn Fain says more plants could be added if the companies don't come up w

11 hurt in Detroit apartment building fire, nearly 20 displaced: Official

About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit's west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises, Fire Chief James Harris told The Detroit News. The blaze was reported around 3:30 a.m. It left the five-story building heavily damaged. At least some sections of the building's roof appeared to have collapsed. Harris described the building as a total loss. The cause of the fire was under investigation Friday morning.

Detroit police search for gunman in fatal 'random' shootings that injured 4

Four people were shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to be firing at people randomly over a roughly 2 1/2-hour period Sunday morning in Detroit, police said. Police arrested the unidentified suspect Sunday evening after and hourslong manhunt with help from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Detroit Police Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect, but did not release further information. Thank you to the hard working men and women of the DPD that put themselves in harm's way each day. Also, a big thank you to our law enforcement partners, the department said on its Facebook page Sunday night. White said police traced all four shootings to one firearm and believe there is one shooter. He said investigators don't believe there was any connection between the victims, noting one person was walking a dog and another waiting for a bus when they were shot. He said police discovered a woman in her 40s

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Apple Maps adds cycling directions for users in Chicago, other US cities

Tech giant Apple has expanded the cycling directions in its Maps app to users in some cities in the US, including Chicago, Detroit and Columbus.

Detroit becomes 'Jeep City' with first new auto assembly plant in 30 years

Inside the first new auto assembly plant built in the Motor City since 1991, the smell of hot metal hangs in the air as new Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs head down the welding line

An Auto CEO much of Detroit doesn't know takes over a new empire

CEO of Stellantis, the firm born out of Fiat and PSA's merger, will be steering 400,000 employees and 14 brands

Detroit automakers, UAW agree to curb production to prevent Covid-19 spread

The union and the automakers agreed to "rotating partial shutdown of facilities, extensive deep cleaning of facility

Tesla picks a fight with Detroit by going after the pickup market

As Musk pushes to take a bite of Detroit's profits, Ford and larger rival General Motors Co are gearing up to challenge Tesla more directly with new offerings like the Ford Mustang Mach E electric SUV

Ford to redevelop symbol of Detroit decline to house tech workers

Detroit experienced a meteoric rise in the first half of the 20th century to become America's fourth-largest city