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WWJ-AM
radio
anchor
killed
in home
invasion;
at least
3 others
injured
By
Wendell
Bryant
tellusdetroit.com
CHESTERFIELD
TOWNSHIP,
MI - A
Detroit
radio
news
anchor
died
Friday
in a
domestic
dispute
that
left
four
other
people
hospitalized,
the
man’s
radio
station
and
authorities
said.
Jim
Matthews,
the
night
shift
news
anchor
at
WWJ-AM
for
about
seven
years,
died in
the
attack,
the
station
reported.
Chesterfield
Township
Public
Safety
investigators
said a
35-year-old
woman, a
10-year-old
boy was
found
tied up
in a
closet
with
trauma
to his
head,
and a
5-year-old
girl
also was
injured.
Investigators
say the
woman
had been
stabbed
multiple
times.
The
little
girl was
also
hurt,
and
their
10-year-old
boy was
found
tied up
in a
closet
with
head
trauma.
The
woman
and boy
are in
critical
condition,
and the
girl was
hospitalized
in
stable
condition
as of
Saturday
evening.
"Just
the
children,
my god,
the
children,
scarred
for
life,"
said
Joseph.
Authorities
say they
found
the
54-year-old
male
suspect
in the
basement,
overdosing
on
heroin
and
suffering
from
self-inflicted
wounds.
He was
brought
back
with
Narcan
and is
hospitalized
in
stable
condition.
"I have
no idea
why he
was
there or
what he
was
doing
there or
what
business
he had
there,"
Joseph
said.
Police
say the
suspect
was
frequently
at the
home and
was
known to
the
family.
The news
hitting
close to
home for
WWJ
NewsRadio
950
anchor
Jackie
Paige
and her
colleagues
while
live on
air…
"We are
updating
our top
story
this
afternoon.
It’s
very
difficult
to
report.
Our
overnight
news
anchor
Jim
Matthews
was
killed
this
afternoon
in
Chesterfield
Township."
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