Ruta Ulcinaite
Reporter at WXYZ-TV (Southfield, MI)
Formerly at KMTV Omaha - FOX 17 Grand Rapids - Now WXYZ Detroit | Immigrant 🇱🇹 | Product of @msujschool | Just the messenger
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1 week ago |
wxyz.com | Ruta Ulcinaite |Jon Austin
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — After two Southgate police officers were shot while responding to a call at the Village on the Park Apartments Thursday, one of them is now speaking out about what led up to the shocking violence and how he's recovering. Officer Jason Jones is a father of two and has been with the Southgate Police Department for nearly a decade. He says it was a typical day for him Thursday, even slow at times.
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2 weeks ago |
wxyz.com | Ruta Ulcinaite |Brandon Speagle
ROSEVILLE, Mich. — After Thursday’s close call in Detroit of a man repossessing a woman’s car and then being shot at multiple times, accredited repossession companies across metro-Detroit are saying the violence needs to stop. "He was laying across the side trying to duck down, not knowing, I mean that bullet just went past his head," owner of Tolmite Recoveries, Brian Tolstedt said. Tolstedt has been in the repossession business for years.
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2 weeks ago |
wxyz.com | Ruta Ulcinaite
(WXYZ) — Imagine this, you're enjoying Detroit's beautiful riverfront and the beautiful summer weather, when out of nowhere, a kind man starts interacting and jogging with your son. Watch the heartwarming story in the video below 'It's legendary.' Mom of boy who ran with Kendrick Lamar in Detroit shares story Well, as we later learned, that man was none other than rap superstar Kendrick Lamar, one day after his concert with Sza at Ford Field.
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2 weeks ago |
wxyz.com | Ruta Ulcinaite
(WXYZ) — The same day the families of three injured Michigan State University shooting victims received a nearly $30 million settlement for their trauma, Oxford families also received a settlement offer from Oxford Community Schools — but they say the way it was delivered and the amount is unacceptable. In November of 2021, Hana St. Juliana, Tate Myre, Justin Shilling, and Madisyn Baldwin were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School.
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3 weeks ago |
wxyz.com | Ruta Ulcinaite |Marlon Falconer
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A violent confrontation at Jayne Park on the Detroit-Hamtramck border left one man dead and three others injured on May 25. The family of 24-year-old Abdul Ahad is now seeking answers and justice after he was fatally shot while reportedly attempting to mediate the dispute. Family and friends describe Ahad as a community leader and mediator who knew everyone within the local Bangladesh community.
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