Detroit block party violence • Samantha Woll murder suspect testifies • Hurricane Beryl makes landfall
2 killed, 19 hurt in Detroit block party shooting
More than 20 people were shot when someone started shooting at a Detroit block party over the weekend. The shooting killed a man and woman.
MONDAY NEWS HIT - A shooting at a block party in Detroit left two people dead and injured 19 other people.
Investigators are still piecing together what happened in the 13000 block of Rossini around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. A man and a woman, who were both 21, were killed, while 19 other people ranging from 17 to 27 years old were wounded.
"This type of shooting is not normal and something that we should not sit by and let it continue to happen," said Sandra Turner Handy, an activist.
As of Sunday night, one of the victims was listed in critical condition. The other surviving victims suffered non-critical injuries.
Police have not confirmed if anyone is in custody in connection with the shooting.
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DPD to share violence-prevention strategy
After the weekend's block party shooting, the Detroit Police Department will reveal a new strategy for combating violence at these gatherings.
Sunday's shooting is the latest in a string of violence that has left numerous people dead and hurt this spring and summer, including a 17-year-old girl who died weeks after being shot at a block party.
Chief James White and other leaders will lay out the strategy during a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday.
Police are also expected to provide an update to the shooting during that news conference.
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Samantha Woll murder suspect testifies
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, the suspect accused of murdering Samantha Woll, will return to the stand in his own defense Monday.
He admitted that the night that Woll was killed, he was scoping out cars in the neighborhood to break into – which he said in his police interview that was played in court earlier in the trial.
"I didn’t shake the body. I just checked the neck, I put my hand in between right here. No air, no breath or nothing," he said. "Once I realized I just touched a dead person. I grabbed the bag, and I left."
He said he didn't call 911 after finding the body because of his criminal record.
When court resumes Monday, prosecutors will have a chance to interview Jackson-Bolanos.
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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast early Monday morning.
Beryl made landfall near Matagorda as a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
After moving across the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Beryl regained hurricane strength shortly before moving onto the Texas coast.
Southeast Texas and the Houston area are bracing for a very windy and rainy Monday morning into Monday afternoon. Winds of 50 mph or higher, heavy rain, coastal flooding, and power outages are expected.