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PLYMOUTH - WESTLAND
PLYMOUTH - WESTLAND

Suspect faces murder charges in fatal shooting

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A 29-year-old man has been Officers provided first aid ble condition last week.
arrested and charged with the Patterson is incarcerated at the and Westland EMTs subse- Patterson is incarcerated at
fatal shooting of a Dearborn quently transported both the the Wayne County Jail following
woman and serious injury of a Wayne County Jail following his injured victims to a local hospi- his arraignment before Judge
Romulus man that occurred in arraignment before Judge Mark McConnell. tal for emergency treatment. Mark McConnell at the 18th
Westland during the early The Romulus man was report- District Court where bond was
morning hours of June 1. ed in stable condition but the denied.
The suspect, Amir Patterson, three felony firearm violations. Subsequent investigation by Dearborn Heights woman, iden- Police said the preliminary
29, of Taylor, was scheduled for According to police reports, officers revealed the shooting tified as Bushra Mawry, the investigation indicated the
a court appearance in 18th officers responded to a call at took place in the 37000 block of founder of Hand in Hand, a shooting was not a random inci-
District Court today, following about 2 a.m. June 1 reporting a Scottsdale Circle. When officers nonprofit established to aid the dent. Court records indicate
his arraignment last week on shooting. When officers arrived arrived at that location they dis- humanitarian crisis in Yemen. that Patterson was on parole
charges of first-degree murder, on the scene, they found a 32- covered a 36-year-old Dearborn Mawry, a nurse, founded the following serving prison time
assault with intent to murder, year-old Romulus man who had Heights woman who had also organization in 2020. The for manslaughter when the
first-degree home invasion and suffered a gunshot wound. suffered a gunshot wound. Romulus man remained in sta- shooting occurred.
Repairs to downtown

parking deck continue

The first phase of the 2023 Central and/or tow 24 hours after the new work
Parking Deck renovation project in down- zone is in place, Plymale cautioned.
town Plymouth was expected to be com- Phase II is expected to be complete by
plete last week. July 3 and a majority of the parking will be
Crews were scheduled to move to the reopened at that time, he added. There
northern half of the deck to begin work on may be some minor work done during the
Phase II. Crews will be replacing con- month of July, but only minimal parking
crete, working on joints and completing should be impacted. Additional public
other repairs on both the upper and lower parking is available at the Christian
levels. About half of the parking spaces Science Church located at 1100 W. Ann
will remain unavailable on both levels Arbor Trail through the month of June.
during the second phase, according to a Some sealant work will take place in
Sam Plymale from the Plymouth September after the Plymouth Fall
Downtown Development Authority. Festival, Plymale added. Drivers and
Officials request that drivers do not pedestrians should use caution inside and
leave vehicles in the new construction around the work zone and not walk within
zone once crews move to Phase II. the taped off areas, he concluded.
Vehicles left unattended in the new con- For more information, email dda@ply-
struction zone will be subject to tickets mouthmi.gov.

Scholars

Class of 2024 members Ava Williams and Kim Barron have been named Horatio
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