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6-Year-Old Shot by Neighbor in Michigan Will Start Therapy
A 6-year-old boy who was shot by his adult neighbor in Ypsilanti, Mich., on the afternoon of June 6 is reportedly heading to both mental and physical therapy.
Why this matters: Since the incident, Arnold Daniel says his son, Coby, has struggled mentally and needed professional help, according to TMZ.
6-Year-Old Shot in Arm While Playing With Friends, Suspect Released on $10K Bond in Michigan
A 6-year-old was shot in the arm while retrieving his bike from the front of his neighbor’s house on June 6 in Ypsilanti, Mich.
The incident: The suspect, identified as Ryan Le-Nguyen, threatened Coby Daniel with a sledgehammer and shot him in the arm, according to Fox 2 Detroit.
Pastor Suggests Genital Mutilation on Asian Women Who Are ‘Bitter’ Towards White Men
A pastor in Macomb Township, Michigan is in hot water after sending a scathing email to Sarah Jeong, a journalist who made headlines in 2018 for being “racist” toward White people.
In the email sent through his church’s domain, Rev. David Muns toyed with the idea of rounding up “all the little bitter Asian women,” placing them in a lottery and cutting their clitoris “like the Muslims do.”
Professional Poker Player Was Tortured, Sexually Assaulted Before Burned to Death in Michigan, Police Reveal
Authorities released new details of Susie Zhao’s gruesome death as part of the investigation led by the FBI and White Lake Township police.
What happened: The 33-year-old professional poker player was allegedly tied up with zip-ties and sexually assaulted by a large object before being “lit on fire until she died,” in Michigan, according to the court documents, reported WXYZ.
Michigan Man Arrested After Burned Body of Poker Player Susie Zhao Found
Police in Michigan have taken a 60-year-old male resident of Pontiac into custody in connection with the death of 33-year-old professional poker player Susie Zhao.
The man, whose name was not revealed, was located and arrested near I-275 and Michigan Avenue at around 9 a.m. on July 31, White Lake Township Police Detective Lt. Christopher Hild said, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Ousted Miss Michigan Kathy Zhu Joins Trump Reelection Campaign
After recently being stripped of her title due to several offensive tweets she posted last year, former Miss Michigan winner Kathy Zhu has decided to join the Trump campaign.
While her controversial tweets were posted over a year ago, they recently became widely shared online and generated wide social media attention.
Michigan Lawmaker Under Fire After Calling Her Asian Opponent ‘Ching Chong’
A member of the Michigan House of Representatives running for state senate apologized for calling her opponent, 6th district representative Stephanie Chang, a series of anti-Asian slurs.
Bettie Cook Scott, a 65-year-old Democrat from Michigan’s 2nd House District, was accused of making anti-Asian remarks outside the polling stations during last week’s primaries, according to The Hill.
Michigan State Representative Brings Daughter to Public Meeting, Draws Backlash on Facebook
Michigan State Rep. Stephanie Chang was recently criticized by men in her community after she brought her 2-year-old daughter to a public meeting discussing the future of Belle Isle Grand Prix.
The online bashing happened in a private Facebook group called “Belle Isle: Park or Racetrack?” where a lot of men expressed their negative thoughts about Chang not finding a babysitter for her daughter.
Indian-American Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Car in Michigan
Ramesh Kumar, a 32-year-old Indian American doctor, was fatally shot in the passenger seat of his car at a rest area near Detroit, Michigan on Thursday.
The police investigation into the incident is ongoing, but Ramesh’s father, Narendra Kumar, a former president of the influential American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), told The Times of India that his family doesn’t suspect anyone and has excluded the likelihood of it being a hate crime.