Toddler shot in Detroit • Possible weapons charges for Jameson Williams? • Corewell nurses are about to unionize

WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT – Detroit police are currently investigating a shooting of a 3-year-old boy early Wednesday that they say is unfounded.

“The story doesn’t make any sense at all. Conflicting stories from the mother, conflicting stories from the father,” said Detroit Police Asst. Chief Charles Fitzgerald said. “My mother’s version is that she went to the laundry mat, came home, was unloading the car, heard a bang, went in and checked on the baby, and there is nothing consistent with the scene.”

Fitzgerald said the boy was taken to a hospital after being shot in the stomach and seriously injured. Police went to the 4000 block of Grand, where parents say the shooting occurred, but evidence does not support those claims.

“This area here is actually a ShotSpotter area. There is no indication that a shot was fired here,” he said.

Fitzgerald said there were no shell casings and no firearms in that area.

Both parents have been held for questioning as investigators continue to figure out what happened.

Possible weapons charges for Jameson Williams?

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams could face weapons charges following a traffic stop earlier this month.

On Oct. 8, Williams was a passenger when his brother was pulled over for speeding in Detroit. During that stop, Williams had a gun registered to him under his seat. The only problem? He is not a concealed handgun permit holder, and carrying it in a vehicle is considered concealed carry. His brother does have a CPL, but the gun was under Williams’ spot, not his brother’s.

Officers prepared to take Williams into custody before a supervisor arrived, and he was given his weapon back and allowed to leave.

“The perception in the community might be that we’re treating someone differently than anyone else, and we just can’t have that,” Cmdr. Michael McGinnis, of the Detroit Police Department, Internal Affairs.

The sergeant made a series of calls to higher-ups, typical of a high-profile person in custody.

“This sergeant happened to be a Lions fan and that is evident from the body-worn cameras,” McGinnis said. “I’m a fan, but we have to distance ourselves from that.”

At first it sounded like Williams was going to jail, but that changed when a lieutenant called back at the last minute.

McGinnis said the lieutenant determined the brother’s CPL covered the two guns in the vehicle.

Internal Affairs is now investigating the actions taken that evening and the case has been referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Corewell nurses are almost unionized

Nurses at Corewell Health prepare to vote on unionization.

“We thought that once we were done with Covid, because of sacrificing and doing a lot of things that put us and our families at risk, we would get more recognition,” said Rebecca Smola, a nurse at Corewell Health Dearborn.

But many nurses at Corewell Health say they’re still waiting for that recognition

“And some things have gotten worse and that’s when I felt like a union was appropriate,” Smola said.

Smola and some of the Corewell nurses are working to unionize, which would put an end to efforts that began last October.

“We merged Spectrum Hospital on the west side of the state with Beaumont, and it became Corewell Health,” said Sarah Johnson, a clinical nurse at Corewell Health Royal Oak. “That was the moment I knew we had to do something.

Nurses believe a union would give them a voice and lead to better working conditions.

They will vote in November.

Harris and Trump supporters face off in Livonia

After several years of holding weekly pro-Donald Trump demonstrations in Livonia, supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris began gathering across the street, leading to some tense moments between the groups.

At the intersection of 7 Mile and Farmington, it was largely a civil situation, but police had to intervene when things reportedly started to get physical.

“In recent weeks the ‘Trumpansees’ have come around and attacked some older Harris supporters – I was one of them,” John Schmidt claimed. “I think the Livonia Police Department finally got the message that they probably need to get here before anything happens and after.”

As the two groups faced off, a few words flew between the meetings, including some as the FOX 2 cameras were rolling Tuesday.

A Harris supporter off camera started shouting, “Nazi! Nazi! Nazi!”

‘Please. See, I just got called a Nazi,” said Bill Jarratt, a Trump supporter. “I am the furthest from a Nazi, and Trump is the furthest from a Nazi.”

Harris’ fans say they too were pelted with insults.

“A few people from the other side came over from the other side and tried to ruffle our feathers,” said Harris supporter Amy Cowan. “But now that the police were here, they went back and it was quiet. It was great. It’s a good night to be out.”

Woman pleads no contest after leaving friend to die

Last summer, Mia Kanu was found with severe head trauma in the middle of Providence Drive in Southfield. Months later, one of her friends was accused of leaving her there.

Authorities say Kentia Fearn, 24, was driving through Providence early June 3, 2023, after leaving a party when 23-year-old Mia Kanu fell from the vehicle. Police said Fearn left the scene instead of stopping and reporting to police what happened.

Kanu was taken to a hospital, where she died a few days later.

Fearn was arrested months later and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and operating while intoxicated. She pleaded no contest to the charges this week and will be sentenced in December.

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Americans’ perceptions of U.S. crime have improved since last year, the Gallup poll found

A recent poll shows that Americans’ views on crime in the country have improved compared to how they felt in 2023.

According to Gallup, the public’s perception of this issue has changed, with 64% now saying national crime rose dramatically in the past year, representing a 13-point drop in how they felt in 2023. And 56% of people who now believe the country’s crime problem is “extremely” or “very” serious have fallen by seven percentage points.

Another 29% of respondents say there is less crime and 4% think there is about the same amount of crime. About 25% of Americans say the crime is “extreme” and 31% say it is “very” serious, 37% say it is “moderate” and 5% say it is “not too” serious.

The poll results are from Gallup’s annual crime survey from October 1 to 12. But in a separate September poll, Gallup noted that while crime is not among the top voting issues affecting the presidential selection of 2024 voters, 75% still believe it is extremely or very important to their vote.