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The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4–5, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967, areas of 12th Street (present-day Rosa Parks Boulevard) again erupted in chaos (simultaneously with over 100 other US cities) following King's assassination.
Rioting erupted again on 12th Street on April 4, 1968, hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the major civil rights leader, in Memphis, Tennessee. Riots erupted as well in 110 other US cities. Governor George W. Romney ordered the National Guard into Detroit to try to restore order. [5]
Detroit's population reaches its height at 1.85 million. [12] 1951 - Detroit celebrates its 250th anniversary with exhibitions, parades, lectures, entertainments, historical publications, new building construction and more. 1954 - City-County Building constructed. 1955 Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle active. [23]
A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 others injured, according to authorities. ... Duggan's spokesman John Roach said the mayor would be at Monday's news ...
Detroit Police Chief James White at a news conference Monday, July 8, 2024, announcing a crackdown on block parties after a shooting Sunday morning that killed two and injured 19.
Detroit police say that 11 victims of Sunday's mass shooting at an east-side block party have been released from hospital care and eight others are still being treated.
Detroit shooting may refer to: 1997 Detroit shootings, which left 4 people dead (including the perpetrator) and 2 injured; See also. List of shootings in Michigan
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