A man and a woman were killed after a vehicle crashed into them as they were sitting at a bus stop in Detroit on Friday, police said.
It happened around 7 p.m. near Fenkell Avenue and Evergreen Road.
Police provide information about the incident in the video player below: Detroit police provide information on fatal pedestrian crash
Police said a gray SUV was traveling southbound on Evergreen Road at a high rate of speed. The SUV veered into the northbound lanes and then into a bus stop area.
A man and a woman were sitting at the bus stop and the vehicle hit them. The SUV kept driving into a BP gas station nearby and hit a another vehicle at a gas pump.
Both the man and woman died. No other injuries were reported.
The driver, a female, was taken into custody.
Police are working to determine a cause.
Its a tragedy. We feel for all involved and its just a tragedy, Detroit Police Cmdr. Ryan Connor told reporters at the scene.
A recreation site is being planned for the Detroit Riverfront, Mayor Mike Duggan announced during his final State of the City address on Tuesday night.
The development, located at the former Uniroyal site, is expected to house an outdoor complex for flag football, soccer and lacrosse, as well as an indoor youth sports academy for basketball, volleyball and dance.
A group led by Arn Tellem and Tom Gores is working to make this Detroits finest recreation site, Duggan said.
And since Sheila (Ford) Hamp and Steve Hamp are involved, Im pretty sure this is going to be the center of the flag football leagues in the state of Michigan, Duggan said.
Ive been focusing for 12 years on what I think is the greatest legacy gift we can give our children, and thats return the Detroit Riverfront to the public, Duggan said. Twelve years ago, the city had planned to build public condos on the best riverfront property next to Milliken Park. And my first month in office, I took that condo plan and I scrapped it and pushed it back to open up the riverfront to the people of this community.
Watch Mike Duggan's full speech below: FULL SPEECH: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gives final State of the City
Detroit City Council canceled the contract for the luxury condos a couple weeks ago, Duggan said.
We retook the property and canceled the luxury condo plan. Because I believe the riverfront belongs to the people, he said.
Duggan applauded the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for their work on the growing riverfront.
They did a good job and they hit a goal of renovating from bridge to bridge. But I wanted to go beyond that. I wanted to make the riverfront available from border to border I want to go to the far southwest and the far east where they think theyve been forgotten.
Three Ohio men have been arraigned on charges in connection to the death of an Oakland County businessman during an armed robbery, authorities announced on Wednesday.
William Creasy, Scott Brown and Deonte Prophett are facing murder charges in the death of 66-year-old Sam Simko. Simko was killed at his Pontiac marijuana grow business earlier this month.
The trio were extradited from Cincinnati and returned to Pontiac on Tuesday night. They were arraigned on Wednesday on felony murder charges and remanded to jail without bond.
Simko was found shot in the face on Jan. 13 around 8 p.m. at the business on University Drive near Cameron Avenue, west of Bay Street. Oakland County deputies got to the scene after Simko's business partner called authorities. They found Simko face down and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The prosecutors office said Creasy set up a business meeting with Simko. However, investigators believe the meeting was a ploy to rob Simko and his business. One of the suspects met Simko at Hash Bash, an annual cannabis event in Ann Arbor, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
Bouchard said the suspects got away with a significant amount of product including an estimated 50 pounds of marijuana.
Watch Sheriff Michael Bouchard talk about the case in the video below: Sheriff provides information on deadly armed robbery of Pontiac businessman
Authorities say video from Simkos business shows Creasy arriving first and going into the building alone. They say he was driving a white Buick Lacrosse.
A black Ford Expedition was parked across the street and pulled into the parking lot of Simkos business while Creasy was inside.
(Detectives) did have security footage, they had a vehicle, but they didn't have plates that were visible, so they were kind of working behind the 8 Ball, Bouchard said.
Investigators say video then shows Creasy walking out of the building. Brown and Prophett get out of the Expedition and go into the building as Prophett was waving a pistol.
There was a brief struggle before two rounds were fired, killing Simko, authorities said. Detectives believe Simko was shot within seconds of the two suspects entering the building.
After Simko was shot, he was zip tied and a bag was put on his head, Bouchard said. The suspects were wearing masks and gloves during the incident.
As they burst into the business, they basically executed the owner. They shot him in the head and then zip tied him and put a bag over his head, Bouchard said. "It was super brief."
During the investigation, authorities learned that the Lacrosse was registered to Creasy in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Expedition was rented by Creasy in Cincinnati the same day as the shooting.
In this particular (case), they (detectives) were starting pretty much from ground zero. They had masked individuals, gloved individuals that had burst into this business, Bouchard said.
Creasy and Brown were arrested in Cincinnati on Jan. 14. Prophett was arrested in Cincinnati on Jan. 15.
Search warrants were served in Ohio at multiple locations and evidence was found including three guns believed to be connected to the shooting. A 45 caliber handgun was used during the shooting, and one was found during the evidence searches. Testing was being done to see if it is a match.
More than 50 law enforcement officers were involved in the investigation, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
We had a horrific crime in the community by offenders not from this community who came up here with the sole intent to rob these folks and kill them this is what they did, said James Deir, special agent in charge with the ATF Detroit Field Division.
Creasy, Brown and Prophett have been charged with felony murder and armed robbery. Prophett was also charged with felony firearm possession and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
All three suspects have previous felony convictions, authorities said. Investigators were looking to see if anyone else was involved with the incident.
"These are people that have shown a propensity for violence, have been caught with firearms in a position to hurt people again, and they need to be held responsible, Bouchard said.
Officials said Simko was a father.
"The family is obviously very distraught," Bouchard said.
Simko's business has a license with the city. Additional details about him have not yet been released.
Sam Simkos murder was a senseless tragedy, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in a statement. His family is entitled to justice and we are committed to ensuring the killers in this case are made to pay for their crimes.
Bouchard believes the incident was targeted and there doesn't appear to be any threats to other businesses.
Anyone with more information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- SPEAK-UP and can remain anonymous.
Several children and a school bus driver suffered minor injuries during a crash in Washtenaw County Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The crash happened in Augusta Township on Talladay Road near Bunton Road. The bus was bringing kids home from Lincoln Consolidated Schools.
According to Augusta Township Fire Chief David Music, the school bus slid off the road and rolled into a ditch. Music said the road was icy at the time.
The fire chief said five children were injured with bumps and bruises after hitting the side of the ditch. The bus driver reported having back pain. About 30 students were on the bus, Lincoln Consolidated Schools said.
The district said the bus slid while accelerating after dropping off a student.
There were no fatalities.
The intersection near the crash closed as officials responded to the scene.
Michigan State Police is investigating the crash.
In part of a statement, Lincoln Consolidated Schools said:
We are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. As this is an ongoing investigation, we will not be commenting further on personnel matters at this time. The safety of our students remains our top priority. We will be reviewing all transportation safety protocols to ensure the well-being of our students and staff moving forward. We want to extend our gratitude to the first responders who assisted at the scene and thank our community for their patience and understanding as we work through this situation. Additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a caseworker who helps refugees on Wednesday in Orion Township.
Deputies in Oakland County responded to a 911 call of a man who had been stabbed multiple times around 2:05 p.m. on Red Root Road near E. Silverbell and Kern roads.
Authorities say the suspect took off in his car but was later taken into custody. Deputies say he is a refugee from Afghanistan.
The victim is a caseworker with a company that helps refugees, officials said. He was taken into surgery with stab wounds that are very serious, the sheriffs office said.
Its unclear at this time what led up to the incident.
Officials dont believe anyone else was involved and say theres no danger to the community.
Detectives are continuing to investigate and say theyll provide more details at a later time.
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