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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
Michigan radio journalist Jim Matthews has been killed successful a suspected execution and attempted suicide at his location that near his woman and 2 children, arsenic good arsenic the suspect, hospitalized.
The tragic decease of the 57-year-old, who worked arsenic an overnight quality anchor for Detroit AM presumption WWJ Newsradio 950, was reported by his colleagues connected the air Sept. 23, soon aft the attack.
"We are updating our apical communicative this afternoon, and it's 1 that's hitting location for america present astatine WWJ and it's precise hard to report," his colleagues said successful their report. "Our overnight quality anchor Jim Matthews was killed this day successful Chesterfield Township. As you heard, Jim's woman and 2 children are presently hospitalized."
Director of Public Safety Brian Bassett said a 911 telephone came successful astatine astir noon that time astir a 35-year-old pistillate who had escaped from a location with stab wounds, with her 5-year-old daughter, who was besides injured, WWJ reported. First responders treated them and officers entered the house, wherever they found Matthews dormant and the woman's 10-year-old lad tied up successful a closet, suffering from blunt unit trauma. The lad was hospitalized and remains successful captious condition, Bassett said.
In the basement of the home, officers found the suspected attacker, a 54-year-old man, who was suffering from self-inflicted wounds and had overdosed connected drugs, according to Bassett. He added that the household knew the suspect and had welcomed him into the location earlier successful the morning. The onslaught remains nether investigation.
In their vigor report, WWJ journalists mourned Matthews, who had worked for the presumption for much than six years and noted however "he would besides speech to co-workers astir his children and his emotion for them and their adventures astatine school."
The precocious anchor, his colleagues said, was "one of the nicest guys you ever wanna meet. Always consenting to beryllium down and speech to you. Always friendly, nary substance whether it was midnight, 5 a.m., immoderate clip it was that helium was here, Jim arsenic ever that guy, the affable guy, the feline who would instrumentality his cervix retired for you and the feline who said, 'Hey look, you request immoderate help? You request anything? I'm the feline to travel to.'"
They added, "There person been galore tears shed successful our newsroom this afternoon. Our thoughts and our prayers spell retired to Jim's household and friends."
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