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21-year-old Detroit man charged, 19-year-old in custody in fatal Eastpointe shooting

A 21-year-old man from Detroit has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred at a Foot Locker parking lot in Eastpointe on Saturday afternoon.

Watch Faraz Javed's video report: 21-year-old Detroit man charged, 19-year-old in custody in fatal Eastpointe shooting

Dejuan Jermain Taylor faces four felony counts:

Count 1: Tampering With Evidence, a felony punishable up to 10 years. Count 2: Firearms Larceny, a felony punishable up to five years. Count 3: Carrying Concealed Weapon, a felony punishable up to five years. Count 4: Larceny less than $200, a misdemeanor punishable up to 93 days.

A $250,000 bond has been set. The charges come after Taylor's 19-year-old sister, who is the alleged shooter, turned herself in to authorities on Monday in the presence of her attorney. She is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.

According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's office, Taylor and his sister were in the parking lot when an argument erupted with another group before entering the store. Taylor reportedly got into a physical altercation with the group, one of whom had a gun. When Taylor was overpowered, his sister allegedly ran back to get her gun and fired upon the group, killing two people and injuring another, as well as injuring Taylor.

ORIGINAL REPORT: 4 shot, 2 killed in parking lot of Foot Locker in Eastpointe 4 shot, 2 killed in parking lot of Foot Locker in Eastpointe

It's also alleged that before fleeing the scene with his sister, Taylor took a gun and some magazines from one of the injured.

One of the victims was identified as Steven Gardin Jr., known as "Little Steve" among friends and family. The 18-year-old would have turned 19 on May 17.

"It had nothing to do with him," said Gardin Sr.

Little Steve had come from North Carolina to visit his father and extended family. He was planning to meet his aunt on Monday to discuss moving back to Detroit.

"His laugh and the way he stuttered like me," said Gardin when asked what he would always remember about his son.

"He wasn't hard to get along with. That was my baby. I potty trained him," said Anthenetha Johnson, Little Steve's aunt.

Another victim, identified only as "Poppy," a 24-year-old relative of the Gardin family, was also injured in the shooting. Johnson says he is stable but has a long road of recovery ahead.

When asked about the shooter turning herself in, Gardin expressed some relief.

"A little bit, not at peace but I feel a little bit better," said Gardin.

Johnson wondered about the shooter's state of mind after the incident.

"I was thinking what she was thinking once it was done. Was she feeling remorseful? I mean, nothing can be done to change it," said Johnson.

Taylor is scheduled to appear in court on May 20. Little Steve's family has set up a GoFundMe for burial expenses.

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Book lovers converge on Laurel Park Place as 21st annual Bookstock kicks off

Metro Detroit's biggest and best used book and media sale kicked off Sunday at Laurel Park Place in Livonia.

Celebrating its 21st year, Bookstock once again offers spectacular deals on used books and DVDs, vinyl and CDs.

Jujuan Banks woke up early Sunday morning to attend the annual Bookstock opening day.

"I've been trying to collect books for a few years now. It's been about four years since we've had the house now, and we've been trying to build a library at home," Jujuan said.

His wife, Katrice, is the love of his life and his partner in crime at the event.

"She instantly let me loose," he said.

With over 400,000 gently used books and media on sale, Banks gravitated towards Star Wars books while his wife went a different route.

"I love my history. I love reading about my people. The biggest difference between this year and last year, this year it's more categorized," Katrice said.

With merchandise refreshed daily, Bookstock has something for everyone, and most items are priced at $3 or less.

Since Bookstock's inception, around $3.2 million has been distributed to literacy and educational projects throughout Oakland and Wayne counties.

"I think reading is really important, to give yourself something extra that you probably didn't get, or learn something new when you read," Katrice said. "I love reading. I love learning. And my husband loves it, so we bond over that too."

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Community steps up to help Canton High School Girls' Tennis by coaching team

It's tennis season in Southeast Michigan. And Canton High School squad of 50 strong-willed young Cobras are getting ready.

"We have matches set up; we are doing practice every day," said Caitlyn Laidlaw.

17-year-old Caityln Laidlaw and 18-year-old Saee Pawar are captains of the women's team.

"You know we both are seniors, and we've had a lot of fun over the past few years, like a lot of team bonding, our team is very close-knit. So, it was pretty sad," said Saee Pawar.

That's because the Cobras were faced with heartbreaking news a month before the season that they may be unable to compete.

"So our two coaches, one of them retired from coaching and the other one moved to a different school district. And so we lost both our coaches. And we didn't know really who to ask if we are having a season, and so kind of just got told, we don't have any coaches, and no courts, so we don't know if it's going to happen," Caitlyn said.

While the school's courts were being refurbished, one of the player's father, Jeff Walters, couldn't see his daughter upset.

"I'm an engineer, so I have a problem-solving mindset, and I realized our neighbor across the street plays men's league tennis. And so, I reached out to him, and basically, after 3 hours, he said I have coaches lined up," Jeff said.

That's where 65-year-old Vijay George and 73-year-old Charlie Siracusa make an entry as the new coaches for the Cobras.

"We coached together JV tennis, junior varsity tennis at Catholic Central," said Charlie.

"Why was it important for both of you to step up?" I asked.

"It's the commitment to tennis and the camaraderie that these young women have put together in a very short period of time. Faraz I can feel them, gelling with each and every practice. And having them dream big and why not us," Charlie said.

"What are some of the challenges you guys have faced in terms of coaching this team right here?" I asked.

"The biggest challenge is we don't have home courts. These girls have to be bused in," Vijay saud.

John Glenn High School in Westland chipped in their courts.

"We also have parents riding the bus with us to our matches that are far away, picking up snacks for us," Saee said.

"It's a community effort to make sure that these young ladies are able to play tennis this season," I pointed out.

"No question about it," Charlie replied.

"You know a couple a months ago I had a daughter in tears, no I have who is beaming," Jeff said.

"What's that one thing that you arew always going to remember about this moment?" I asked.

"The things we had to overcome to get here," Caitlyn said.

"You should appreciate the things that you have going on for you," Saee said.

The Canton Cobra's tennis season wraps up in mid-May, and now they only ask that the community comes out and support their matches.

You can find the team's schedule at this link.

DoorDash driver charged in brutal attack of restaurant owner in St. Clair Shores

A 20-year-old man has been charged in the brutal attack on a local business owner inside his own restaurant.

The attack happened Saturday evening at Amigo Street Tacos in St. Clair Shores. The horrific video went viral on social media and left community members shocked.

Watch our report when we spoke with Jose Perez in the video player below: Caught on Camera: Owner of Amigos Street Tacos in St. Clair Shores brutally attacked

Daveon Jahmel Godbold of Eastpointe was arrested after the attack during a traffic stop near the restaurant and was taken to the Macomb County Jail.

He was charged with robbery unarmed, resisting and obstructing, malicious destruction of property, aggravated assault and delivery and manufacture of marijuana.

Godbold was arraigned Tuesday and will have to wear a GPS tether if he posts a $25,000 personal bond.

Authorities say Godbold was picking up a DoorDash order.

We spoke with the victim on Monday. Forty-five-year-old Jose Perez told us it all stemmed from a dispute over an out-of-order restroom.

"The toilet wasn't connected to the water," Perez previously told us. He said the suspect still used the restroom.

"He came to the counter, and I told him whatever you did in the bathroom, it's not right, so the order you came to pick up, I'm not going to give it to you. I took it from here and put it over there," Perez said.

That's when the suspect still grabbed the order, resulting in a scuffle.

"So he grabbed the food and threw it on the ground. And he started to act so violent. That's when I picked up the phone to call 911," Perez said.

Watch surveillance video of the incident in the video player below: SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Owner of Amigos Street Tacos in St. Clair Shores brutally attacked

Just before the suspect took off, Perez says he kicked one of the windows. That's when Perez also decided to report the incident to DoorDash.

Video then shows the suspect returns with an accomplice, and both men can be seen attacking Perez.

Perez said this is what was going on in his mind at the time: "Just to protect myself, to save myself."

Perez said he suffered some injuries.

"Saturday was really bad. My head was all swollen, my back, my knee," Perez said.

Police are still searching for the accomplice.

The St. Clair Shores community came together to support the local business after the assault. Perez owns five other locations across metro Detroit.

If you have any information about this case and the suspects, you are urged to call the St. Clair Shores Police Department at 586-445-5305.

Melvindale police crack down on speeding with chase policy, high-performance patrol cars

It's Tuesday afternoon and the streets of Melvindale are busy. A resident, Kyra Smith, says speeding is a huge concern for the community.

"That's all they really do here. They fly, they go fast and they will go right in front of you," Smith said.

She said in the past two years, the problem has worsened.

"And we got a lot of kids here," Smith said.

That's why the Melvindale Police Department is rolling out extra measures including a zero-tolerance chase policy and adding five new high-performance patrol vehicles just in time for the summer when speeding statistically gets worse.

Extended interview: Melvindale Police Cpl. Mohamed Hacham talks about speeding drivers in the city 'We will chase you': Police Cpl. Mohamed Hacham talks about speeding in Melvindale

"We got two schools down the street and the crossing lady almost gets hit every single day," Melvindale Police Cpl. Mohamed Hacham said.

Hacham says so far this year, around 200 speeding tickets have been issued by the department.

Since Oakwood Boulevard is where drivers often speed, Hacham had his speed gun ready to go.

"It gives you the feet away and the exact speed the vehicle is going at, and that little dot is pin-pointed at each vehicle... and we just got 44 mph on a 30," Hacham said.

"She was doing 44 in a 30. It's always 80% of the people that live in the city. She does live in the city. But she does have a clean driving record and she just picked up her daughter from the dentist, so I do take that into consideration. Again, we are not looking to give everybody a ticket, and I kind of just warned her."

But Hacham says currently, the youth is the department's concern.

"I was watching this group of kids and he pulled out of the parking lot and he picked up some speed. And he was like I'm going home because my grandma fell. So I followed him home and so just in case if his grandma fell and she needed help. Turned out it was a lie and his dad was the one who actually told me to give him a ticket," Hacham said.

Web extra: We ride along with Melvindale Police Cpl. Mohamed Hacham Web extra: We ride along with Melvindale police as they crack down on speeding

But an 18-year-old's story left Hacham and me shocked after his modified vehicle caught Hacham's attention.

"That's one of the tickets... $250," Abdul Salam said.

Salam, a Melvindale resident, showed me some of the many speeding tickets he has been slapped with over a few months.

"Do you ever think what your parents would go through if something happened to you? Does that not prevent you from speeding?" I asked Salam.

"No," Abdul said.

Hear more from driver Abdul Salam and Cpl. Mohamed Hacham in the video player below: Extended interview: Driver Abdul Salam talks to us about his speeding tickets

"Usually, the kids I encounter, I take them under my wing and I tell them like an older brother some knowledge and sense into them. I've never ran across him. That crazy," Hacham said.

"Ok, he is here right now; what can you tell him that speeding is dangerous?" I asked.

"That I never really want to see him end up on the news with his car wrapped around a tree or wrapped around something and him not being with us," Hacham said.

Moving forward, Hacham says he will be checking in with Salam. Hacham has a message for drivers in the city.

"We will impound cars, and don't run away from us because we will chase you," Hacham said.

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