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Missing Na’Ziyah Harris' relatives say they suspected abuse at her home in the past
FOX 2 (WJBK) – No one has seen or heard from Na’Ziyah Harris – for more than six weeks since she got off at her bus stop on Detroit’s east side.
The longer the search goes, the more suspicious it all seems.
“If she could hear me now I would want to say to her: ‘I love you, we love you, there’s a lot of people concerned about you,’” said Vanessa, a relative of the girl.
Each day the family gets more concerned they’ll never see 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris again.
“All that we can do with this time is hope that she is alive and she did run away,” her relative said. “However, she’s made no contact with anyone for us to be able to even believe that that is true.”
Two family members spoke with FOX 2 under anonymity, we’ll call them “Vanessa” and “Trish” – they’re estranged from Na’Ziyah’s immediate family, and guardian, who she lives with, on Detroit’s east side.
The fracturing of this family started when Vanessa and Trish suspected, abuse at Na’Ziyah’s home – they reported the concerns to Children’s Protective Services.
“If I had to guess, seven to 10 times over the course of the last eight months, eight months to a year,” said Vanessa
But – Na’Ziyah and her 16-year-old brother, remained in the home under the adoptive care of their grandma – who spoke out at a press conference this week.
Before she went missing on January 9th, “Trish” said she knew she’d be the next missing child out of Detroit. an eerie omen that came true.
FOX 2: “Do you think that there’s foul play in her disappearance?”
“I think there’s something going on there’s so many different scenarios,” Trish said. “Because there’s so much dysfunction from multiple members in the family.”
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For the first time this week – we heard Detroit’s Police Chief James White say the word “suspects” in this case. He said – suspects are being talked to and there is more to come.
Multiple, searches – have turned up no Na’Ziyah and no evidence.
“This child has not reached out to anybody,” Trish said. “She has not logged in under any social media. She has not reached out to friends, family, no one. She just basically disappeared.”
If you know anything that could help investigators – call Detroit police right away.
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Martin Lawrence bringing 1st comedy tour in 8 years to Detroit: How to get tickets
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Martin Lawrence’s sitcom character lived in the Motor City during the five-season run of Fox’s “Martin” in the 1990s.
Now, the real Martin Lawrence is bringing his national arena tour announced Wednesday morning to his TV home.
The “Y’all Know What It Is!’ tour will arrive at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Aug. 30. It is part of a nearly 40-city schedule that is Lawrence’s first comedy tour in eight years.
The tour is timed to follow the premiere of the latest movie in the “Bad Boys” franchise starring Lawrence and Will Smith, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which premieres June 7.
Tickets are available to purchase starting at 10 a.m. May 17 at 313Presents.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Two years ago, the comedy icon was part of a 30-year anniversary “Martin” special on BET+ that reunited him with cast members Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold and Carl Anthony Payne II.
Lawrence unveiled his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in April 2023.
For more on the tour and a complete list of cities, go to martinlawrenceontour.com.
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Detroit Tigers gash Guardians, 11-7, with Andy Ibáñez’s two homers, Ryan Vilade’s key hits
CLEVELAND — Andy Ibáñez, known for crushing left-handed pitchers, had a prime spot for success Tuesday night: Hitting leadoff for the Detroit Tigers against Cleveland Guardians left-hander Logan Allen. He took advantage of the opportunity by hitting two home runs in the first two innings.
The Tigers and Guardians combined for 18 runs on 23 hits in Tuesday’s game, but the Tigers scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and then piled on in the later innings for an 11-7 win in the second of three games at Progressive Field.
Ibáñez, who drove in four of the 11 runs, finished 4-for-4 with two home runs, one single, one double and one walk. It marked the first four-hit game of his career.
The Tigers (19-17) snapped a four-game losing streak behind Ibáñez’s two homers, rookie Ryan Vilade’s big hits and seven scoreless innings from four relievers out of the bullpen.
A single to remember from Vilade — promoted before Tuesday’s game as the replacement for demoted center fielder Parker Meadows — drove in two runs for a 7-7 tie in the third inning. He hit a two-strike changeup below the strike zone for a single to left field against right-handed reliever Pedro Avila.
A single from Riley Greene and a double from Spencer Torkelson set the table for the first hit of Vilade’s career.
Vilade waited more than two years for that hit. The 25-year-old hadn’t returned to the big leagues — until Tuesday’s game — since going 0-for-6 with one walk across seven plate appearances in three games for the Colorado Rockies in September 2021.
The Tigers took an 8-7 lead when Matt Vierling grounded into a double play after singles from Ibáñez and Wenceel Pérez.
Vilade drove in another run in the seventh inning for a 9-7 lead. The newcomer drove in Jake Rogers, who doubled as part of his own two-hit performance, with a ground-ball single to left field off left-handed reliever Tim Herrin’s fastball.
A two-run single from Matt Vierling extended the Tigers’ lead to 11-7 with two outs in the eighth.
The Tigers received scoreless performances from four relievers: left-hander Tyler Holton (three innings), right-hander Alex Faedo (two innings), left-hander Andrew Chafin (one inning) and right-hander Alex Lange (one inning).
Holton saved the Tigers’ pitching staff after a rough two-inning start from right-hander Kenta Maeda.
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Andy’s dandy
Ibáñez flexed his muscles from the third pitch of the game.
The 31-year-old smacked a middle-middle fastball from Allen, a left-hander, with a 102.3 mph exit velocity for a 388-foot home run to left field. It was his first homer of the season, and his first of two homers Tuesday.
The Tigers hit a leadoff homer in back-to-back games for the first time since Ramón Santiago did it on June 3-4, 2022; it was also the third leadoff dinger in four games, marking the first such run in franchise history. (The other leadoff homers were hit by Greene on Saturday in New York and Monday in Cleveland.)
Ibáñez’s next homer occurred in the next inning.
Ibáñez put the Tigers in front, 5-2, with a three-run shot in the second inning. This time, Ibáñez pushed Allen’s middle-away fastball with a 98.2 mph exit velocity for a 367-foot homer to right.
In addition to Ibáñez’s four RBIs, Javier Báez produced an RBI single as part of the Tigers’ five runs in the first two innings. Allen struggled for the Guardians, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts across 2⅓ innings.
Ibáñez added a single in the fourth inning, a walk in the sixth and a double in the eighth.
Maeda mashed
Maeda allowed seven runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeouts across two innings, throwing 59 pitches. The 36-year-old, who signed a two-year free-agent contract over the winter, has a 6.75 ERA across 30⅔ innings in seven starts.
He gave up two runs in the first inning, but the real damage occurred in the second inning. Estevan Florial delivered an RBI double, José Ramírez ripped a two-run double, and Josh Naylor obliterated Maeda’s 90.9 mph fastball for a two-run home run to right field.
The homer from Naylor put the Guardians ahead, 7-5. Naylor, who has nine home runs in 34 games this season, hit the ball 407 feet with a 106.2 mph exit velocity.
Maeda generated five whiffs on 25 swings — a 20% whiff rate — with four splitters and one slider. His fastball averaged 90.2 mph but didn’t produce any swings and misses.
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