Michigan radio reporter Jim Matthews has actually been eliminated in a presumed murder and tried suicide at his house that left his sweetheart and 2 kids, along with the suspect, hospitalized.
The awful death of the 57- year-old, who worked as an over night news anchor for Detroit AM station WWJ Newsradio 950, was reported by his associates on the air Sept 23, not long after the attack.
“We are updating our top story this afternoon, and it’s one that’s hitting home for us here at WWJ and it’s very difficult to report,” his associates stated in their report. “Our overnight news anchor Jim Matthews was killed this afternoon in Chesterfield Township. As you heard, Jim’s girlfriend and two children are currently hospitalized.”
Director of Public Safety Brian Bassett stated a 911 call was available in at around twelve noon that day about a 35- year-old female who had actually gotten away from a house with stab injuries, with her 5-year-old child, who was likewise hurt, WWJ reported. First responders treated them and officers got in your home, where they discovered Matthews dead and the female’s 10- year-old child bound in a closet, experiencing blunt force injury. The young boy was hospitalized and stays in important condition, Bassett stated.
