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In 1910, Hamtramck was home to 3500 people, and Dodge decided to build a new automotive plant, Dodge Main, at the southeast corner of the village. The plant was completed in 1914 and workers flooded into the area, many of them Polish. [4] By 1920, the population of Hamtramck had boomed to 48,000, an increase of over 13 times in ten years.
A total of 43 people died: 33 were black and 10 were white. Among the black deaths, 14 were shot by police officers; 9 were shot by National Guardsmen; 6 were shot by store owners or security guards; 2 were killed by asphyxiation from a building fire; 1 was killed after stepping on a downed power line; and 1 was shot by a federal soldier. [80]
Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
A Garden City police officer shot and killed a 37-year-old Hamtramck man who opened fire after he was involved in a car crash Tuesday morning, according to Michigan State Police.. Garden City ...
A destructive tornado outbreak occurred on July 2, 1997, in the built-up area of Detroit, Michigan.There were 13 tornadoes in total, 3 dragged through neighborhoods and downtown, hitting Detroit’s West Side between I-96 and Eight Mile Road, Hamtramck and Highland Park. [1]
Former employee opened fire at the Royal Oak Post Office, killing four employees, then himself: 1997 Detroit shootings: Detroit: 1997-03-11: 4: A gunman opened fire at a Comerica branch bank, killing two employees and one customer. He was then killed by police: Marvin Gabrion: Cedar Springs: 1997: 1-5: Convicted murderer, suspected serial ...
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The former Fire Headquarters at 250 West Larned, in operation until 2013 Fireboat Curtis Randolph DFD Ladder 19 and an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team van at the scene of a house fire in Detroit. The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.