Derrick Jackson

Violence is far too pervasive around the country and right here in Washtenaw County. There are efforts to address these matters educationally, legislatively and through the criminal justice system. There is a program in Washtenaw County that is taking its anti-violence message straight to the streets called WeLIVE, which has a particular focus on preventing retaliatory violence. And the program is proving to be one successful. WEMU's David Fair was joined by community outreach specialist Roger Roper and Derrick Jackson from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to find out more on efforts to prevent retaliatory violence.

A suspect in a fatal stabbing who barricaded himself in an Ypsilanti Township apartment this morning has been arrested. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating a quadruple shooting that took place Monday in Ypsilanti. WEMU’s Victoria Smith reports.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office says an Ypsilanti school bus was likely not the intended target of a bullet that landed in the bus’s windshield Monday afternoon. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has more.

Efforts to tackle issues of gun violence in Washtenaw County will take center stage at a Community Violence Intervention Summit this coming Monday. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

New gun violence intervention programs founded in Ypsilanti are beginning to show successes. And the success is being measured by the number of young people who are being convinced that there's an alternative to gun-related revenge. WEMU's Cathy Shafran and Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg introduce us to one of those success stories whose life-changing experiences have him helping others on the local Violence Intervention Team.

The WeLIVE violence retaliation prevention program in Washtenaw County will be posting video testimonials of gun violence survivors this week as part of Gun Violence Survivors Week. In an interview with WEMU's Cathy Shafran, we hear from those organizing the program and also from a survivor working to stop the vicious cycle of gun violence revenge.

The search for a missing Pioneer High School student came to a tragic close on Monday afternoon. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton announced that he will not run for reelection in 2024. He has endorsed Derrick Jackson to replace him. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

The unveiling of a memorial mural, honoring those lost to gun violence in our community, will take place at 10am Saturday at Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti. In this second part of an anti-violence conversation, WEMU's David Fair sat down with three area residents: 16-year-old DeShawn Chambers is a 16-year-old student and it is his mural design that will be unveiled to. Artist Curtis Wallace is the one who actually created the memorial mural. And Mary Smith-Phillips is a grieving grandmother. Her 18-year-old grandson, LeRonte Benion-Phillips, will be among the names memorialized at the unveiling.