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Published July 14th, 2026, 08:48 pm

A Detroit officer shot 18-year-old Alonzo Lee-Perkins before the Ford Fireworks over a suspected gun. He survived and was charged — but the two sides tell very different stories, and the body-camera footage that could resolve them is stalled by a police union lawsuit. Free Press investigative reporter Violet Ikonomova joins host Robyn Vincent to discuss what's known, what isn't, and the potential pattern behind it. Have thoughts? Email the show at metro@wdet.org.

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A contested police shooting, and a city's own transparency law

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