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Police say a child suffered a fatal gunshot wound in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A child in Flint suffered a deadly gunshot wound early Wednesday morning. Michigan State Police responded to the 700 block of East Philadelphia Avenue at around 2:45 a.m. for a shooting. According to MSP, a preliminary investigation indicates a child sustained a fatal gunshot wound inside...
Video shows suspect run down, kill man outside Flint gas station
FLINT, MI – Prosecutors this week released a video showing a person they say is a 36-year-old Flint woman running down a man with her SUV outside a Speedway gas station on Dort Highway. The video, which showed the woman try and fail several times to hit the man...
Vehicle crashes into Vienna Township Hall
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Authorities are investigating a crash where a vehicle drove into the Vienna Township Hall in Clio. The crash was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township offices at 3400 W. Vienna Road. The Clio Area Fire Department used hydraulic rescue tools to cut the...
16-year-old girl critically injured after being shot in the face
FLINT, MI – A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition at a local hospital after being shot in the face Sunday afternoon. The man authorities believe shot her, 18-year-old Jakai Braxton Williams, has been charged with four counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of felony firearm and a single count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Roommate meeting led to Flint man’s slaying, police say
FLINT, MI – Two people are charged with felony murder after authorities say they killed their roommate because he wanted to have a meeting with them about rules and because they believed he was drugging them. Police said Jacob Wayne Blain, 19, and Willow Jayde Reynolds, 18, on May...
Traffic stop leads to criminal investigation in Flint
Michigan State Police troopers stopped a car for violations near Saginaw St and Addison road around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Two people from the car ran from the traffic stop into a wooded area where gunfire was exchanged between the people in the car and troopers. One person was shot...
Argument at Flint home led to retaliatory gas station shootings, police say
FLINT, MI – An argument between a group of people at house in Flint led to a pair of shootings that left several people injured and one dead in late March, according to police records. Genesee County prosecutors in April charged Travor Smith-English, 32, and Markeeas Desmond Cross, 29,...
Flint woman sentenced for a her role in a fraud scheme
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WJRT) - A Flint woman was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens. The Department of Justice says that 28-year-old McKhaela Katelynn McNamara from Flint was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, three years of probation and pay $693.073 in restitution to the victims.
One person hospitalized after a crash in Flint on Tuesday
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - One person was hospitalized following a vehicle crash in Flint on Tuesday. Just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Flint Police responded to the intersection of Mason Street and West Dartmouth Avenue for a pick-up truck that hit a tree. Police say that the driver was driving...
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