Detroit
Follow the latest Detroit news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.
2 months ago

Detroit police search for arsonist after explosion destroys cars

The Detroit Police Department is seeking public help in their search for an arson suspect who burned four vehicles and damaged two others late last week.
2 months ago
Police lights on a street at night.
3 months ago

Jurors reach partial verdict in Detroit synagogue leader murder case

Jurors returned a partial a verdict Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing Samantha Woll, a Detroit synagogue leader.
3 months ago
A mistrial was declared on two counts in the trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos for the murder of Samantha Woll in the courtroom of Judge Margaret Van Houten on July 18, 2024 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit.
3 months ago

Jurors reach partial verdict in Detroit synagogue leader murder case

Michael Jackson-Bolanos had been accused of killing Samantha Woll.
3 months ago
Michael Jackson-Bolanos had been accused of killing Samantha Woll.
8 months ago

Detroit man awarded $10 million after wrongful conviction

Alexandre Ansari, was wrongfully serving a life sentence over claims he shot and killed a 15-year-old girl and wounded two others in Detroit, according to the lawsuit.
8 months ago
Alexandre Ansari, 39, was awarded $10 million after being held behind bars for over six years for a crime that he didn't commit.
10 months ago

'I just prayed': Oxford school shooting victim testifies about classmates being shot

Survivors of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting testified in court in a hearing to determine whether Ethan Crumbley will serve life in prison or is eligible for parole.
10 months ago
Educator Molly Darnell describes where she was shot by Ethan Crumbley during a hearing, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich.
1 year ago

Investigation underway in Detroit after the murder of synagogue president

Authorities in Detroit are on high alert after Samantha Woll was found dead outside her home Saturday.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Investigation underway in Detroit after the murder of Synagogue president
4 years ago

Mom who had gun pulled on her in Detroit speaks out

A white woman pulled a gun and threatened a black mother and her daughter in a parking lot.
4 years ago
VIDEO: Mom who had gun pulled on her in Detroit speaks out
5 years ago

Detroit firefighters pose in front of burning house

The photograph is now under investigation, as the fire commissioner deems the picture “inappropriate and unprofessional.”
5 years ago
The photograph is now under investigation, as the fire commissioner deems the picture “inappropriate and unprofessional.”
5 years ago

Gun violence plagues Detroit family that's lost 2 children in 8 months

Detroit Police Department are on the hunt for the suspects responsible for Paris Strickland's murder.
5 years ago
Paris Strickland in a handout photo.
8 years ago

VIDEO: A DNA match has linked a man accused of shooting and injuring two Detroit police officers this week to the November murder of a university officer, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said today.
8 years ago
Detroit Police Chief James Craig speaks at a press conference, March 17, 2017, in Detroit.
8 years ago

Suit: Michigan Violating Detroit Students' Right to Literacy

The first-of-its-kind suit accuses the state of violating students' rights.
8 years ago
Renee Schenkman, a former teacher at Experiencia Preparatory Academy, talks to the media in English and Spanish as several attorneys, teachers, parents and union officials hold a news conference in front of the federal courthouse in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.   The state of Michigan is being sued over the poor reading skills of Detroit students at five schools, including two charter schools. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP)