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Shooting suspect facing multiple felony charges

The 22-year-old man accused Stefaun Lefebvre at $750,000. suspect from Ecorse to
of firing shots at police officers He was remanded to the Wayne Dearborn and then to a house in ”
from church windows in County Jail and should he be Westland. When confronted by Once inside the church, the suspect
Westland last week was sched- released on bond, he will be officers, the man ran into the began firing at officers from
uled to appear at 18th District required to wear an electronic nearby church, according to
Court today for a probable tether and remain under house reports from Michigan State several windows on the second story of the building.
cause hearing. arrest. Police. Westland and a state
At his arraignment last week All the charges stem from an police canine unit responded to
on nine counts of assault with incident on Friday, Sept, 9 when aid Detroit police. According to the windshield of a Wayne he was injured and eventually
intent to murder, two counts of Lefebvre is accused of entering police reports, once inside the County Sheriff vehicle. surrendered, according to
fleeing to elude, one count of the Palmer Road Baptist church, the suspect began firing Detroit police at the scene police reports. He was taken
carrying a concealed weapon, Church in Westland as he fled at officers from several windows returned fire, police said, and into custody and treated for
one count of attempting to kill a from Detroit police officers on the second story of the build- the suspect was struck in the minor injuries.
police dog and 14 counts of investigating an attempted rob- ing. One round struck the pas- hand, either by a bullet or shat- No officers were injured in
felony firearm violations, Judge bery of a gas station. senger side door of a Westland tering glass. At that time, he the barricaded gunman situa-
Sandra Cicirelli set bond for Surveillance units tracked the patrol car and another damaged began shouting at officers that tion, according to police reports.
Gang robs, assaults woman, 82, disabled daughter

A gang of men robbed and told the women that there was an money. The man outside with the the home and assaulted her and Police said they do not believe
assaulted an 84-year-old Inkster issue with the gas and water lines victims knocked on the side door her daughter, demanding more this is an isolated incident and
woman and her 59-year-old dis- coming into the house. of the home to let the men inside cash. The victims told police have warned residents that these
abled daughter in separate While the older victim told know the women would be re- nothing was stolen in the second men are claiming to be utility
instances earlier this month. police she quickly realized the entering the home, the victims home invasion as there was no workers as they prey on elderly
According to Inkster police man was not who he claimed, she told investigators. cash left in the house. residents in the city.
reports, the gang of four or five was fearful of leaving her dis- The same men returned at Security video provided to Inkster police have asked any-
men took $5,000 from the home of abled daughter alone with him in about 2:05 p.m. the next day, Sept. police shows the men fleeing the one with any information about
the women at about 9:25 a.m. Aug. the back yard. 9, and when the older woman saw home and getting into a dark-col- the incidents or the thieves to
8. One of the suspects While the women were dis- them on the walkway, she closed ored Ford vehicle after the first contact Det. Sgt. Shawn Vargo at
approached the women as they tracted outside, three or four the door in an effort to keep them incident and leaving in a white (313) 819-2866 or svargo@city-
were standing in their back yard other men entered the home, out, according to police reports. vehicle after the second incident, ofinkster.com. Information can be
claiming to be a utility worker. He found the cash and took the The men forced their way inside police said. kept confidential, police said.

Honored

Members of the Wayne City
Council presented an official
proclamation to members of
the Rotary Club of Wayne
during their regular meeting
last week. The city officially
honored the 100th anniver-
sary of the founding of the
Wayne club, which is
involved in multiple civic proj-
ects throughout the commu-
nity. Among those celebrat-
ing were club members Lois
and John VanStipdonk,
Patricia Rice, Mayor John
Rhaesa and Councilman
Kevin Dowd.