How a cop recognized a murder suspect • Detroit activist remembered • Hookah lounge owner killed outside shop
Dearborn Hts cop says unique features of assault, murder suspect aided arrest
A Dearborn Hts Police officer said she took close note of a man wanted for assaulting one woman and murdering another because of his unique facial features. A few hours after she first saw his picture, she saw him in person.
FRIDAY NEWS HIT - An assault and murder suspect is behind bars thanks to a cop who saw his photo online and remembered his features.
Dearborn Heights Police Officer Emily Murdoch said she was scrolling through social media Tuesday and saw photos of Andrew Hall, a suspect accused of attacking a woman in Troy and murdering another woman in Detroit.
Later that day, Murdoch had just finished a traffic stop on Telegraph near Sheridan when she spotted Hall walking.
"We were looking at each other like we recognize each other, and I'm thinking where do I know him from? And I'm like oh my goodness that’s the man from the attack and murder," Murdoch said.
Once she connected the dots, she went into cop mode. She started to follow him and, when he ran, she called for backup.
"It was adrenaline. It was like, I got this guy. I want to take him into custody so no one else gets hurt," Murdoch said. "I can't lose sight of him and I double back, and I can't find him, and then I think what would a criminal do right now?'
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How a Dearborn Heights officer tracked down an assault, murder suspect: 'God put me there for a reason'
The Dearborn Heights police officer who first spotted the man wanted for an assault and murder earlier this week explains that she was in the right place at the right time to recognize the man and take him into custody.
Harper Woods hookah lounge owner murdered
A man who owns several smoke shops, including a hookah lounge in Harper Woods, was murdered outside his business Thursday.
Mohamed Ahmed was outside Loud Headz Hookah around 9 a.m. off Kelly Road near Moross. He was in the minivan with a 25-year-old man who regular customers say was an employee of the smoke shop. Someone pulled up in a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows and a bad paint job pulled up and started shooting at the van.
Ahmed was killed, while the other man was injured. He was listed as stable and is expected to survive.
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Owner of Harper Woods hookah lounge killed in double shooting outside business
At least one suspect possibly wearing a ski mask, pulled up in a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows, opening fire at the minivan – hitting both men and driving off from the scene.
High-speed chase, crash mangles vehicles
A suspect who sources say was wanted for homicide mangled their vehicle and two other vehicles after a high-speed chase ended with a crash.
The chase started near Telegraph and Joy roads around 4 a.m. and ended more than 15 miles away when the suspect crashed into two parked vehicles near Harper and Gratiot. The impact of the crash was so strong that a Ford F-150 was pushed about a block away into a field.
That suspect is now in custody at a hospital.
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'Like a plane crash': High-speed chase ends with violent crash in Detroit
A high-speed crash that began near Detroit's west side Friday morning ended with a crash on the east side.
Detroit community activist Brenda Hill dies
Detroit community activist Brenda Hill is being remembered after she died this week.
Hill worked with Mothers of Murdered Children and Crime Stoppers after her son Brandan was murdered in 2009. Her son's death led to a life of activism with a goal of helping others.
"I met Brenda during the family meetings at Crime Stoppers - she has been a huge advocate for gun violence prevention and prevention of violence as a whole," said Mia Reid.
Reid lost her son Charles Reid and his cousin to gun violence. As Reid grieved those losses, Hill was there for her and others facing loss at the hands of violence.
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Detroit community activist dies at 58, remembered as 'a giant among us'
In April of 2009, Brenda's son Brandan Rogers and his friend were carjacked and killed leaving a nightclub. It launched Brenda Hill into a lifetime of activism with mothers of murdered children.
6 arrested after chase, crash in Detroit
Four teens are among six people arrested in Detroit after fleeing police Thursday.
It started at 5:45 p.m. when police were alerted that a gray Dodge Durango driven by a shooting suspect was near Grand River and Greenfield. The driver fled and led police on a chase for about 3 miles before crashing up a curb at Lahser and Fenkell.
The suspects tried running away but were caught.
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Shooting suspect chase, crash ends with 6 arrested on Detroit's west side
Six people were arrested after a police chase on the west side ended at Lahser and Fenkell, including four teens, according to Detroit police.
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