Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy rules Detroit officers acted in self-defense in the 20-year-old Detroit resident’s Oct. 2 shooting death.
Bryce Huffman
Bryce Huffman is BridgeDetroit's Engagement Editor. He was a part of the original BridgeDetroit newsroom when it launched back in 2020. Before that he was a reporter and podcast host for Michigan Public (formerly Michigan Radio). Bryce is also a screenwriter/filmmaker and a poet. When he's not working, he is watching or talking about movies or watching one of his favorite Detroit sports teams.
Posted inTransportation
Transit for Detroiters with disabilities at risk after contract rejected
Detroit needs to find a new vendor to deliver 70% of its transit services for disabled residents after the City Council votes down a controversial five-year contract.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Citizen complaint backlog against Detroit police could drag into 2023
The Office of the Chief Investigator is adding eight investigators, but can’t project when the case backlog will be cleared since the interim department chief might be out next month.
Posted inTransportation
Some bus riders left cold and confused by temporary State Fair transit hub
Detroit’s makeshift hub is getting more shelters and is expected to be in place for about 18 months as the city constructs a new transit center at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds.
Posted inEducation
Detroit families wait-listed for ‘maxed out’ after school program
Get On And Learn, or GOAL, wants to keep Detroit kids in the city for school and alleviate concerns about a lack of after care, transportation and programming.
Posted inArts & Culture, Audio
Detroit native Jemele Hill talks struggles, gratitude during book tour stop
Hill, a Mumford High School graduate and former ESPN reporter, writes about growing up in poverty, addiction in her family and her high-profile departure from the television network.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit officers suspended over fatal shooting tied to mental health crisis
Detroit Police Chief James White cites ‘concern’ from early review police-involved shooting, recommends unpaid officer leave.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Armed woman fatally shot by Detroit police amid mental health crisis
Three Detroit police officers are on leave after firing shots at a woman who’d been armed with a gun amid a mental health episode on the city’s west side.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit chief wants more mental health pros for crisis calls
James White said DPD is working on a strategy to have officers paired with mental health professions more often for crisis calls.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Council approves $10K bump in starting pay for Detroit police officers
Starting pay now $53K for Detroit officers and some of the city’s detectives, lieutenants and sergeants will get pay raises, under new contracts.