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Highway 402 westbound lanes were closed for the second time in as many days after a single-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon near Kerwood.

Dennell "Nelly" Kemp was an all-state player in baseball, basketball, and football, and sadly, the Ecorse teen was shot and killed earlier this week in Southwest Detroit.

“Everyone right now is struggling,” Keith Stephens said. “This senseless tragedy is hurtful, knowing this was not the path he chose.”

“Whoever did this to my baby, I hope it’s eating you up, I hope it’s eating you up alive. I hope it’s killing you," Smith said. "I hope you see that face every time you blink."

On Wednesday's News Hit: - Students at Ecorse High School are mourning after a classmate was murdered in Detroit. - Grosse Pointe Shores has banned pit bulls after a dog attack over the summer. - More employees could be added to the UAW strike this week.

Construction on Glen Oaks Boulevard in Sioux City is set to begin next week and will cause traffic to shift.

Students and staff at Ecorse High School are grief stricken and being offered counseling after learning of the shooting death of a student.

The entire Ecorse community is grieving over the loss of a star high school athlete, Dennell "Nelly" Kemp. He was killed in a drive-by shooting Monday night and was a senior at Ecorse High School.

First observed in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, the week was extended to 30 days in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan.

MINI: "Regarding the proposed Lieber Heights development - we already have traffic problems on Outer Drive, adding more housing near North Middle and North High will only make it worse.