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Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Faygo soda used as bait, ending bank hostage standoff in Michigan, cops say
A man holding a bank worker hostage was fatally shot by Michigan officers, who baited him using Faygo soda, according to police and news reports. The incident happened Friday, June 27, at Mercantile Bank in Saginaw Township, leading to an hours-long standoff, according to Michigan State Police. The 31-year-old suspect entered the bank after closing hours and tried cashing a fraudulent check, reported. When he was denied, he attacked the worker and demanded money while armed with a sharp object, troopers told the news outlet. He then held the woman hostage for around three hours as officers stormed the scene and began negotiating with him, according to Troopers used a drone to deliver a 24 oz. Faygo Red Pop soda to the accused suspect, WNEM reported. When he went to retrieve the soda and was seen through the building's glass, a trooper fired a single shot that killed the 31-year-old man, state police told the news outlet. He was identified as Quinton Marquese Allen and was from the Detroit area, according to WNEM. The woman who was held hostage 'bolted out a door of the building' and officers entered the bank, finding Allen who was pronounced dead at the scene, WJRT reported. State police said the worker was treated at a hospital for non-life threatening injuries. 'Thanks to the swift and professional response of local and state law enforcement, the situation was resolved,' Mercantile Bank said in a statement. 'All Mercantile Bank employees are safe, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.' Saginaw Township is about a 120-mile drive northwest from Detroit.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Blake Keller Leaves WNEM in Michigan After 6 years
Blake Keller said goodbye to Saginaw, Michigan CBS affiliate WNEM last week. Keller worked the morning newscast from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and from 9 to 10 a.m. and had been reporting at the station since August 2019. 'Goodbye, Mid-Michigan,' he wrote on social media. 'After six incredible years of waking up with you on TV5 Wake-Up, I've made the difficult decision to step away from the desk and the TV news industry. It's been an honor to share news, stories, and moments with this amazing community, and I'm deeply grateful for the trust and connection we've built. While it's hard to express the emotions I'm feeling, please know this was MY decision and am doing what I think is best for me.'
