Thursday, June 25, 2015

2 KIDS KILLED, 4 OTHER CRITICALLY INJURED BY DRIVER FLEEING COPS IN DETROIT, POLICE SAY




Two children were killed in Detroit Wednesday and three other kids were injured when a driver allegedly hit them with a car while fleeing police, authorities said.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the police pursuit began at around 8 p.m. and only lasted about 75 seconds before the Chevrolet Camaro fatally struck the two children and then hit three other kids and an adult. 

"The speed was such that once the officers initiated their overhead lights, they lost sight of this vehicle because of the speed," Craig told reporters. "What they did see was a plume of smoke; they believed it was an accident. … Once they responded to that location, they saw the two children lying in the street." 

Officers tried to render aid to the two children but the kids, identified by NBC station WDIV as Michael Angelo Jackson, 7, and Makiah Jackson, 3, were unresponsive and they were rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. 

Three other children and an adult were struck by the Camaro and were being treated at an area hospital for serious injuries. Both suspects inside the car were in custody, authorities told the station. 

The chase began when officers spotted a handgun inside the car, police told WDIV. 

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2 kids killed, 4 others injured by suspect fleeing from Detroit PD on city's east side

3 kids critically injured, being treated at local hospital

JUNE 24, 2015

DETROIT, MI

Police say two children, ages 3 and 7, were killed and three more children, ages 3, 5 and 7, were critically injured Wednesday night when they were hit by a suspect fleeing police in a Camaro on Nottingham Road near Warren Avenue on Detroit's east side.

A 23-year-old woman was also injured when she was hit by the Camaro.

Police Chief James Craig said officers saw the occupants of a 'late model Camaro' at the corner of Chatsworth Street and Cornwall Street at around 8 p.m. Officers say one of the suspects had a handgun. When they saw the officers, the suspects drove off at a high speed, getting up to 70 or 80 mph.

Officers turned on the overhead lights in the squad car, but the Camaro didn't stop.

"At some point during the very brief pursuit, two children were struck by the suspect's vehicle," Craig said. "They were pronounced deceased at the hospital."
The two kids who were hit were siblings Michael Angelo Jackson, 7, and Makiah Jackson, 3. They are pictured above.

Craig said the Camaro then hit three other children and an adult at the spot where the chase ended, which was in the 5200 block of Nottingham Road.
The car chase lasted about 1 minute and 15 seconds. Craig said the Camaro was going so fast that officers lost sight of it during the chase. After they lost sight of the Camaro, officers saw a plume of smoke and responded to that scene.

When they arrived, officers saw two kids laying in the street and tried to resuscitate them. When the kids didn't respond, they were taken to the hospital in the police car.

"My understanding, right now, is that there was initial contact with the first two children, and then the Camaro continued, and then struck four additional people: three more children and an adult," Craig said.

All six victims were taken to St. John Hospital by police.

Both suspects from the Camaro are in custody, authorities say. One of the suspects broke an arm during the incident.

Police are unsure whether or not the Camaro went up onto the sidewalk when it hit the children. They are continuing to investigate the incident.

The family of the kids who died has setup a GoFundMe account to raise money for funeral expenses.  More information can be found here: gofundme.com/m-mcare

Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com