Girl being taken off life support after shooting • Crumbley's venue change request denied • AT&T outage cause
FRIDAY NEWS HIT - Lamara Glenn, an 11-year-old girl who was injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday in Detroit, will be taken off life support on Friday.
"Now, I have nothing. They took my only kid, my only baby. I don't have nothing," said Brandy Crenshaw, Lamara's mother. "(It's something) I never imagined ever thinking about, that I would have to do to my daughter as young as she is."
Lamara was sleeping on a couch at her aunt's home on Pennsylvania near Gratiot and I-94 when more than 20 shots were fired into the house.
The day after the shooting, Detroit police said four people were in custody. Police announced Thursday that a fifth suspect has been arrested.
"You all deserve everything y'all get. Everything," Crenshaw said. "I’m going to be at every court date."
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Mom of 11-year-old girl shot in the head during drive-by says she will be taken off life support
Her mom says that she’s been brain-dead since early Tuesday morning when she was shot in the head.
James Crumbley's change of venue request denied
The trial for James Crumbley will remain in Oakland County after a judge denied his request to move it.
His defense attorney argued he wouldn't be able to get a fair trial in the county after his wife Jennifer Crumbley was tried in the same courtroom earlier in February. Jennifer was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter by an Oakland County jury.
Until Jennifer Crumbley's conviction, no parent had ever been found guilty in connection to their child committing a mass shooting. The unprecedented nature of the case only added to the media coverage of the trial.
Both parents were charged with the same crimes after their son carried out the Oxford High School shooting on Nov. 30, 2021.
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James Crumbley's request to move trial out of Oakland County denied
His defense attorney argued he wouldn't be able to get a fair trial in the county after his wife Jennifer Crumbley was tried in the same courtroom earlier in February.
Detroit Fire records best response times in years
Response times by the Detroit Fire Department are the best they have been in years.
"We have a response time for Code One emergencies of seven minutes and 30 seconds, which is the best it’s ever been since the implementation of EMS," said DFD Commissioner Charles Simms.
And that’s why Detroiters are hearing more sirens. Code 1 medical runs are up 70 percent since 2016, while all fire runs are down 40 percent.
"Right when you guys pulled up, you saw Engine 30 leave for a medical run," Simms said.
There is a national trend of higher medical runs than fire runs, and in general, people are in need of more medical treatment.
"We have EMTs coming on the job, we have paramedics that have been here for a long time," said Thomas Gerhart, president IFF Local 344. "I can’t say enough, I am so proud, I'm blessed to be the person representing all 1,300 of us."
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Detroit Fire reaches milestone of best response times in years, faster than US average
The Detroit Fire Department is celebrating an impressive milestone. Not only are fires in the City down -- and so are response times, beating the national average.
Cause of AT&T outage revealed
AT&T said the outage on Thursday that left tens of thousands of customers without service for hours was due to "an incorrect process" as the company was expanding its network.
Reports came in nationwide about the service not working. This outage, which lasted hours, also impacted some 911 lines.
"Based on our initial review, we believe that today’s outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack," according to an update from AT&T.
The company said its assessment of Thursday’s outage is ongoing at this time.
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AT&T outage: Cause was due to ‘incorrect process’ used to expand network, company says
AT&T said it will continue to assess what caused the outage.
FEMA relief center opens in Macomb County
Residents in Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties who were impacted by severe storms and tornadoes last summer can get help applying for aid at a FEMA center that opens Friday in Macomb County.
On Aug. 24, 2023, four tornadoes touched down in Michigan. These tornadoes and other powerful storms caused extensive damage around the state.
Specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration at the center will assist with applying for federal disaster assistance and uploading documents. They will also provide education about ways to make their property more disaster resistant.
The FEMA center at the Chesterfield Township Fire Department Central Station will be open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday until further notice.
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FEMA assistance available after Michigan tornadoes, flooding -- How to apply
Michigan residents impacted by severe weather, including tornadoes and flooding last August can apply for FEMA assistance. Tornadoes and other powerful storms caused extensive damage around the state.
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What else we're watching
- A fire at America's Best Inn in Warren is currently under investigation. It began in a vacant room early Friday.
- One person is dead after a fiery crash at Davison and the Lodge late Thursday. The vehicle crashed through the cement barrier, caught fire, and fell onto the road below.
- Former Highand Park treasurer Janice Taylor-Bibbs was removed from the job after not paying back $90,000 she used to buy a house. Sources say she applied for a government loan that originated from a pool of money designed to aid in the city’s comeback from the subprime lending crisis.
- Narena Bails, a woman charged in connection with the murder of Kayla Sedoskey in Monroe County, will be in court Friday for a plea hearing.
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Odysseus moon lander makes historic landing, transmits signal back
The Odysseus lunar lander, developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, landed on the surface of the moon Thursday – and it was streamed live for the public.
The first U.S. commercial moon lander, Odysseus – also known by its nickname "Odie" – touched down at 6:23 p.m. ET near a crater called Malapert A in the south pole region of the moon. The company said the lunar lander transmitted a weak signal back.
Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed upright. But it did not provide additional details, including whether the lander had reached its intended destination near the moon’s south pole. The company ended its live webcast soon after identifying a lone, weak signal from the lander.