DETROIT – A 20-year-old man took his own life as police served a search warrant on a home on Detroit’s east side.

Initially, it was thought the man was killed by an officer.

“They encountered a male subject who fired one shot at our officers,” Detroit police Chief Todd Bettison said on Wednesday (May 27) afternoon. “One officer returned a shot, returned fire, fatally wounding the subject.“

The incident happened just after 2 p.m. at a home on Lansdowne Street near Moross Road.

Police were executing a search warrant connected to a shooting that happened on Waltham St. on Saturday, where two young men shot up a home.

20-year-old Anthony Boone and his brother, 17-year-old DeMarco Ballard, were wanted in connection with the shooting, and police had tracked them to the home.

However, what was thought to be a police-involved shooting appears to have been a different kind of tragedy.

“After viewing the body-worn camera, which I had not had an opportunity to do at that time, it has become clear that the subject fatally shot itself,” Bettison said on Wednesday evening. “I have watched it 15 times, and it’s clear to me that the subject shot himself in the head with a handgun.”

The footage, which is not being made public at this time, shows officers coming through a bedroom door after escorting two women and a child from the home.

As the officer opens the door, Boone is seen sitting on his bed with a handgun to his head.

As the officer entered, one gunshot was fired.

The officer returned fire, then realized that Boone was already down.

The officer can be heard saying, “I think he shot himself.”

Bettison says that the officer, who was visibly shaken by what he saw, will be on administrative leave, adding that the loss of a young life is doubly tragic because he chose to end it before he faced consequences.

“We see sometimes, and we have seen individuals that when it’s time to pay, they choose another way out, that is, suicide,” Bettison said.

No one else was hurt in this incident, and police are still looking for Boone’s brother, Ballard.

He’s considered armed and dangerous, and police say not to approach him if you see him.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.– The debate continues during the final public hearing for the Milwaukee Public Schools budget proposal.

The Committee on Strategic Planning and Budget met Tuesday night to discuss the budget proposal ahead of Thursday’s vote.

MPS Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius proposed a $1.6 billion budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

“This ​is ​a ​budget ​not ​just ​for ​this ​year,” said Dr. Cassellius.​ “​But ​the ​year ​ahead ​and ​the ​further ​years ​where ​we ​could ​be ​facing ​a ​$400 ​million ​deficit ​if ​we ​don’t ​take ​​significant action ​now.”

The billion dollar proposal addresses the $46 million budget deficit from 2024-2025 that MPS is now facing.

The Milwaukee School Board voted to cut 263 non-classroom jobs back in March to counter the deficit.

A majority of the layoffs were assistant principals and administrative positions.

“Our ​budget ​proposal ​is ​focused ​on ​redistributing ​limited ​resources ​from ​our ​central ​office ​and ​administrative ​roles ​into ​our ​classrooms ​as ​much ​as ​we ​can,” said Dr. Cassellius.

The proposition includes adding over 150 teaching positions with a 2.63% pay increase for all teachers.

The district is also adding 414 paraprofessionals roles.

Dr. Cassellius said that the additional positions will reduce class sizes, and create a more personalized learning experience for students.

Community members are concerned that the teachings positions will go unfilled by the start of the school year.

“The ​goal ​is ​to ​have ​zero ​vacancies ​when ​the ​school ​year ​begins,” said Chief Human Resources Officer Dominick Maniscalco. “​It ​is ​very ​difficult ​in ​an ​organization ​that ​has ​11,000 ​employees ​to ​say ​we ​want ​to ​be ​100% ​filled.”

Maniscalco said the district is facing 91 vacancies out of 4,500 teaching positions in May 2026.

“It’s ​not ​perfect ​and ​we ​could ​always ​do ​better,” said Maniscalco. “​But ​it’s ​also ​not ​a ​bad ​position ​to ​be ​in.”

Speakers at the public hearing voiced concern for teachers impacted by the assistant principal layoffs.

“When ​that ​support ​is ​reduced, ​teacher ​stress ​increases, ​contributing ​to ​burnout ​and ​staff ​turnover,” said Administrators and Supervisors Council Executive Director Steven Lubar. “At ​a ​time ​when ​we ​all ​know ​retaining ​and ​recruiting ​educators ​is ​a ​daunting ​challenge.”

Retired MPS assistant principal Michelle Oxman questioned the board on why the thought of cutting assistant principals was even considered.

“I ​wish ​that ​every ​administrator, ​staff, ​and ​student ​body of ​the ​schools ​that ​are ​supposed ​to ​be ​losing ​assistant ​principals, ​would ​walk ​out,” said Oxman.

The Milwaukee School Board will vote on the budget proposal on Thursday, May 28.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The search for the next Minneapolis police chief will soon get underway, but the city’s divided political climate could make the process challenging.

City leaders optimistic ahead of search for next chief

What we know:

At a news conference on Tuesday night announcing Brian O’Hara’s resignation as police chief, Mayor Jacob Frey said, “We’ll recruit a top-notch talent.”

City Council Member Michael Rainville is also optimistic.

“The force is coming back, recruitment is great, the morale is high,” he said. “We’re very – for someone that’s [an] up-and-comer, we’re a very attractive candidacy to be a chief of police.”

But it is not an easy job. The Minneapolis Police Department has faced myriad challenges over the last several years, often grabbing national headlines. It dealt with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a police officer, a Justice Department report on rampant civil rights violations and ongoing staffing issues.

In addition, the city council has routinely clashed with the mayor, especially on law enforcement matters.

This year, the council twice rejected the mayor’s reappointment of Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette, who oversees the police department. And even before his abrupt departure, some council members expressed concerns about O’Hara’s leadership.

What they’re saying:

“I think that Minneapolis is attractive to candidates who want big city experience,” said FOX 9 political analyst Blois Olson.

Olson does not expect any problems finding candidates and noted the mayor’s influence in the process.

“I don’t think you can try to make all 13 members happy, but you have to get to six or seven members that are happy and then convince the council that the mayor is the mayor, he won the election, and he gets to appoint who he gets to appoint,” he said.

What’s next:

It is unclear when the search for the next police chief will begin.