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Michigan and Illinois Weekend Shootings Leave 3 Dead as Police Detain Person of Interest and Arrest Teen

Investigators say the incidents appear targeted rather than random.

Overview

  • Police in Muskegon named the two people killed as Joshua Fondren Jr., 25, and Cori Marie-May Watts, 22, and said two 25-year-old men remain in critical condition while a 4-year-old sustained a graze wound and is expected to recover.
  • Detectives in Muskegon reported multiple people entered the Jackson Avenue home, an altercation led to gunfire, the case may be robbery-related, and a person of interest has been detained as state crime lab teams process evidence.
  • Ann Arbor officers arrested a 17-year-old in the Pear Street apartment killing of 17-year-old Chikylah Richardson, recovered a firearm believed connected to the case, and said the teens knew each other though neither lived at the complex.
  • In a separate Ann Arbor case, a suspect dressed in black shot and killed a family dog during an attempted vehicle break-in on Weldon Boulevard and fired additional rounds while fleeing, with K9 and drone searches unsuccessful so far.
  • In Chicago’s Morgan Park, an officer was struck in the vest and released from the hospital after a 35-year-old offender’s gun discharged during a fight that also wounded an 18-year-old, and a second officer’s return fire is under COPA review, while Aurora police released images after a gas-station shooting that left a 49-year-old man stable.