Robbery leads to Clinton Twp shooting • UAW strike, layoffs update • Masked men steal mail truck at gunpoint

WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - A rash of gunfire Tuesday night led to a shooting investigation at a Clinton Township apartment complex.

Neighbors at The Harbours Apartments describe hearing nearly a dozen gunshots around 11 p.m. After, they saw a car with its windshield shattered.

Police said they believe the shooting stemmed from a robbery in the area.

One person may have been injured, but police could not find them. Another person was arrested on other charges. 

This is the second day in a row that police were at the apartment complex for an investigation. They were searching the complex Monday night after a man was kidnapped from Lifetime Fitness in the area of Hall and Hayes in Shelby Township. The kidnapping suspect was eventually caught in Sterling Heights.

"I moved in, it was pretty quiet here. But it's really, just really been a lot of stuff going on. Helicopters were over looking for people last night, something about a kidnapping," said Rob, a resident at the apartments. "My daughter's 9 months old. She's laying right there, so it's not good."

UAW strike update

The UAW strike has expanded twice this week - first against Stellantis, then General Motors.

On Monday morning, 6,800 union members walked out of Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly. The automaker said Tuesday that it was laying off 525 more employees at Sterling Stamping and Warren Stamping as a result. The two plants provide stamped parts for the Ram 1500, which is the truck that Sterling Heights Assembly builds. 

Tuesday morning, about 5,000 UAW members walked out of GM's Arlington Assembly, where the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade are built.

The move to strike Arlington comes a day after GM shared its third-quarter sales numbers, which included an increase in sales across all the automaker's brands.

GM responded in a statement, calling the strike "unnecessary and irresponsible."

Masked men steal postal vehicle at gunpoint

Two suspects are in custody after robbing a United States Postal Service worker in broad daylight and driving off in the mail vehicle. 

Police say it happened around 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of 8 Mile and Silver Spring Drive in Northville. 

The men ambushed the mail carrier, holding a gun to their stomach. Police said the suspects were looking for a set of postal master keys that open multiple types of mailboxes — allowing them to access mail in any community. Robbing postal carriers has become a popular trend, according to police. 

Shortly after the robbery, Livonia police were able to track the vehicle down and arrest the suspects.

Video shows kidnapping suspect fleeing police

Dashcam and body cam video captured the chase as police trailed a kidnapping suspect Monday night in Macomb County.

Police said the victim, a 24-year-old man, was abducted from outside Lifetime Fitness in Shelby Township. Officers spotted the suspect vehicle and tried to stop the driver, but they took off.

As the suspect fled police, the victim was tied up in the pickup truck. 

Eventually, the driver crashed on 15 Mile near Dearing. The suspect tried running away but was Tased and arrested. The victim was found bound inside the truck. He suffered minor injuries.

Now, police are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping. 

Striking casino workers swarm Detroit City Council 

A week after employees at Detroit's three casinos went on strike for a better contract, the city council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the picketing workers.

The council president proposed the resolution during Tuesday's session, when striking workers flooded the body's chambers in a push for the city to get behind them.

About 3,700 workers from five different unions began picketing MGM Grand Detroit, Motor City Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown on Oct. 17 after negotiations for a revised contract faltered before the previous one expired.

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FTC plans to hire child psychologists to help regulate internet use for kids, teens

The Federal Trade Commission will hire at least one child psychologist to guide the organization's efforts on regulating the internet, Democratic Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya told The Record in an interview published Monday while also confirming the details with FOX TV Stations.

The move comes as the impact of social media on children has quickly come under a microscope by U.S. lawmakers.

An FTC spokesperson told FOX TV Stations that a specific timeline is not set.

Bedoya told The Record that he expects there to be a handful of child psychologists to be hired but that that number will steadily grow as child mental health in relation to the internet becomes more understood.

Read more here.