A potential motive for the attack was unclear Friday, but police confirmed a 57-year-old man was killed and his children, aged 5 and 10, were hospitalized.
Colleagues are mourning the loss of a beloved radio host in Detroit who was killed Friday afternoon in a chaotic domestic dispute. WWJ-AM confirmedthat the man killed was Jim Matthews, the station’s overnight anchor for nearly seven years. “There have been many tears shed in our newsroom this afternoon,” the station said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s family and friends.
” A potential motive for the attack was unclear Friday, but police confirmed a 57-year-old man was killed and his children, aged 5 and 10, were hospitalized from the attack, having suffered from blunt-force trauma. One of the kids was found bound in a closet, cops said, while a 35-year-old woman identified by the radio station as Matthews’ girlfriend suffered stab wounds. Cops say she was able to escape the home with her 5-year-old daughter and call 911.
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