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threw her body in front of her sons to block the impact. Her body saved them, said Jodie Kelley, who received the call of her daughter s death Monday night. She was my best friend she s gone now, Kelley said.
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Michigan State Police is investigating the fatal crash and says the speeding driver, who fled the scene and was later located at the hospital, was driving on a suspended license, had five current suspensions and two local warrants on top of two prior convictions.
Detroit A shooting late Wednesday night on Detroit s east side ended in the death of a 32-year-old woman and the arrest of a 32-year-old man, police said.
Detroit police say the fatal shooting took place about 10:50 p.m. on the 20500 block of Strasburg. That s south of East Eight Mile and east of Groesbeck.
Police are still investigating the circumstances prior to the shooting. The 32-year-old man arrested was transported to Detroit Detention Center, pending possible criminal charges.
The Wayne County Prosecutor s Office will determine whether charges will be filed.
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This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn t commit. Now it s going statewide
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN
Updated 4:19 PM ET, Mon March 1, 2021
From left, Kevin Harrington, Larry Smith and Bernard Howard were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned before being exonerated through the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit. (CNN)After spending more than 26 years in prison for a murder he didn t commit, Larry Smith was released February 4 through the Conviction Integrity Unit at the Wayne County Prosecutor s Office in Michigan.
The feeling, Smith said, is amazing, a God-given blessing.
Smith is one of 27 wrongly convicted individuals who have been exonerated through the unit since it was established in 2018 by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym D. Worthy.