Harper Woods gunman kills 2 • Partner of slain DPD officer reflects • Body in park possibly former DPD

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – Gunman barricaded by Harper Woods shot and killed father, girlfriend and attacked mother, partner of slain Detroit police officer Loren Courts, muses in ambush, and decomposing body found Stoepel Park Reportedly Missing Former DPD Officer: Here are FOX 2’s Top Stories of the Week in Review.

1. Michigan man wins record $6 million on scratch off lottery ticket A man recently won Michigan’s biggest scratch-off lottery ticket lottery. The 30-year-old from Cheboygan County has won $6 million on the new $300,000,000 Diamond Riches game. “It’s really unreal to be sitting here raising $6 million,” he said. “I haven’t stopped shaking since I scratched the note.”

2. His son allegedly killed his father and his girlfriend, stabbed his mother before barricading himself in the house of Harper Woods Ruth Tabone recalls her instinct kicking in after a woman ran into her house early Sunday night with stab wounds and a knife in her back. The victim, a resident of Harper Woods, said her son stabbed her and begged Tabone to call the police. The chilling scene that unfolded in the 20600 block of Kenosha on July 10 began after the suspect, identified as the son of the family, shot and killed his father and girlfriend before attacking his mother, according to a source.

3. Suspect in barricaded Harper Woods cul-de-sac was out on bail when he killed 2 people Zlayiah Frazer was one of two people killed by her ex-boyfriend after a barricaded shooter situation at a house in Harper Woods. Police arrested the suspect early Monday after a six-hour standoff. “They should never have let him out of jail,” said Breonna, the victim’s sister.

4. Partner of slain Detroit police officer: ‘I wasn’t going to leave him’ Detroit Police Officer Amanda Hudgens watched as her partner of three years took her last breath. “It was just a beautiful day. It started well and ended in a nightmare,” she said. “I live hand to mouth now. Sometimes I can’t get out of bed.” Last Wednesday they stopped at a barbecue at the 2nd Precinct, their last photo together was the two of them laughing. Then – a call of shots – a call she said, they had repeated a thousand times.

5. Decomposing body found in Detroit park may be former DPD officer missing for two weeks A decomposing body found Thursday in a Detroit park is believed to be the remains of missing Detroit police officer Stephon Hodo, Police Chief James White said Thursday. The body was found discovered in Stoepel Park on the West Side on Thursday afternoon. During an update on an unrelated story Thursday afternoon, White was asked about the scene and if the remains were Hodo. “We don’t know. We’ll let the medical examiner make his assessment and see if we can identify the body we found. Unfortunately, there are a lot of indications that it could in fact be our retired police officer. “, White said.

6. TIME says Detroit is one of the best places in the world – Here’s why Detroit is one of 50 best places in the world, depending on the weather. It is one of five cities in the United States on the 2022 list. Other US cities include Park City, Utah; Miami; San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. TIME described Detroit as a “new glory”, noting that the city is recovering from bankruptcy.

seven. Man shot dead outside Detroit party store in ambush A man in his 40s was shot and killed in an ambush outside a Detroit party store on Monday afternoon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 19300 block of W. Warren, just east of Evergreen. Detroit police say the incident does not appear to be random and stems from an altercation that occurred two weeks ago at the same party store where words were exchanged.

8. ‘I own this house’: Detroit woman’s home listed on Airbnb by scammers A Detroit woman said her house was listed on Airbnb by scammers who claim to own the house and rent it out, but end up scamming people. Imagine that a random group of people show up at your house, believing that they have paid to stay with you. They’re even looking for a key that’s supposed to be hidden under the doormat. That’s exactly what happens to a Detroit woman.

9. Man convicted of traveling to Michigan to kidnap ex-girlfriend from 20 years ago A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 128 months in prison for attempting to kidnap his ex-girlfriend in metro Detroit 20 years after they broke up. Damon Burke, 49, of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, attacked his ex’s roommate and stole his keys before being arrested. He was sentenced to prison on Monday, US attorney Dawn N. Ison said.

ten. Low bail charged in suspect’s alleged murders after release from prison Since Wednesday, Jonathan Welch has been in jail without bond. He first befriended him on Friday – then two days later prosecutors say he killed his ex-girlfriend, stepfather and critically stabbed his mother in Harper Woods. At a hearing earlier Wednesday, the judge acknowledged that the action did not come fast enough.