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A 25-year-old male is accused of shooting to death his mother, father, brother, and his brother's girlfriend last week in Michigan.
Gage Pierce appeared before a Livonia judge Friday for the first time since he was charged in connection with the quadruple homicide, WXYZ-TV reported. Livonia is just over 20 minutes west of Detroit.
'My heart goes out to them. It really does. The community is hurting over this.'
Pierce faces four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of felony firearm, WXYZ reported, adding that Pierce's bond was denied.
Pierce tried to speak on his own behalf during the arraignment, but the station said his attorney quickly shut down the attempt.
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Prosecutors say Pierce used a semiautomatic rifle to shoot and kill his mother, Holly Kimball; his father, Sterling Pierce; his brother, Tanner Pierce; and Tanner's girlfriend, Nevaeh Finch, at the family home Tuesday.
The home has since become a memorial. Family members gathered there Friday to observe what would have been Tanner's 23rd birthday.
Tanner's uncle made sure to wish his beloved nephew a happy birthday Friday at the family home.
"You'll never be forgotten. You achieved so much at such a young age ... you were perfect. Love you, man. Happy birthday," the victim's uncle said through tears, according to the station.
Nevaeh Finch's heartbroken mother, Shelly, told WXYZ over the phone that she watched the arraignment while making funeral arrangements for her daughter, whose birthday is July 9.
"She's just a — she's a good kid," her mother told the station. "Right now I have to try to, you know, pick her last outfit she's ever going to wear."
Prior to a planned Saturday fundraiser at Mulligan's Pub & Grub in Farmington Hills, owner Robert Mckiddie told WXYZ he was a friend of the suspect's father for nearly two decades, and that Sterling Pierce also was a regular at the pub.
"He's always called me his brother every time we parted ways ... and I loved him like a brother," Mckiddie added to the station.
WXYZ said a $20 donation at the door of the pub would go directly toward funeral costs for the suspect's mother, father, and brother — and that the fundraising event also will serve as a place for the community to gather, grieve, and share stories.
Mckiddie added to WXYZ that "my heart goes out to them. It really does. The community is hurting over this. All the money in the world will not make a difference to anybody. But it might help them get through what they have to get through. That's a lot they have to deal with."
The following video shows images inside and outside the pub during the fundraiser.
Pierce is expected back in court June 25, the station said.
Officials said police around 5:30 p.m. June 9 found the bodies of Holly Kimball, 53, and Sterling Pierce, 58, on the backyard patio of their home in the 19300 block of Rensellor Street, and the bodies of Tanner Pierce, 22, and Nevaeh Finch, 21, in a bedroom of the home. A dog in the home was found with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said, adding that the dog was taken to veterinary emergency services for treatment.
Gage Pierce was taken into custody at the home, police said.
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Detroit priest administers righteous beatdown to suspected car thief: 'Just another day'
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life that boasts "solid and well-rounded" priests.
Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins, one of the institute's priests who has served as rector of Detroit's historic St. Joseph Shrine since 2021, demonstrated his solidity on Monday, coming out on top after a round with an 18-year-old suspect accused of stealing a car and crashing into another vehicle outside the church.
'I had to, unfortunately, give him a few punches.'
The young priest — a Franco-American citizen who grew up in a military family and was ordained in 2015 — told WJBK-TV that he was in the church parking lot when he heard the screech of tires followed by a loud crash.
Moments earlier, police spotted a vehicle they believed to have been stolen and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The suspect clearly had other ideas.
Commins, wearing his priestly cassock, bolted to the source of the commotion and spotted a bloody man wearing only one shoe fleeing the scene. Hearing a cry for someone to stop the one-shoed suspect who was running his way, Commins rushed in for an interception.
The priest tackled and, aided by a parishioner, detained the 18-year-old suspected car thief until police arrived on the scene.
Commins — sporting some scrapes on his knuckles and a pair of bandaged fingers — told WJBK that he "grabbed him and put him down."
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"He was resisting a lot, trying to run away, definitely," the priest continued. "So I had to, unfortunately, give him a few punches and hurt my hand a little bit — nothing major — but making sure that there was no threat since I didn't know if he had a gun, if he had a weapon. It was definitely suspicious behavior and probably guilty of the accident."
After police officers took over for the man of God, Commins rushed back to the site of the accident to check whether the woman in the vehicle that had been struck needed any help, the sacraments, or perhaps even a blessing.
Although Commins said the woman was initially "not very responsive," police said the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Commins told WJBK that once the situation outside his church was resolved, he said his prayers "as usual" and had dinner with the community.
"Just another day in the D!" Commins said, laughing.
The suspect was arrested in connection with the incident, and three others were detained. The Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.
The advocacy group CatholicVote called the priest "legendary."
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VIDEO: 'Heroic' teen girl fights off sex predator just after he used twisted ruse in assault of 66-year-old woman, police say
A Michigan man was caught on video attacking and attempting to kidnap a 14-year-old girl last month, and the Kentwood Police Department said in a statement that it wasn't the only assault he allegedly committed that day.
"A 66-year-old female reported that while working in her yard between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on May 12, 2026, a male suspect stopped his vehicle, engaged her in conversation, made unwanted advances, and physically assaulted her," police said.
'I think he chose me because he saw me as a woman alone.'
Mary Raab, the first alleged victim, told WOOD-TV she was planting flowers by her mailbox when a man approached and told her that he was struggling because his brother had died.
"He got out and said, 'I have had this very traumatic incident happen to me, my brother passed away, and I am in deep grief, and I do not know how to deal with it,'" Raab said.
Raab added, "I am thinking, 'Well, this is very weird.'"
Raab said the man then asked her if he could use her restroom and wash his hands. Raab said she declined and directed him to a local gas station.
"I went to shake his hand, and then he put his arms around me and went to kiss me on the mouth, and I turned my head away, and he planted his lips between my jawbone and my neck," Raab said.
She continued, "He made it kind of difficult to break out of his embrace."
Raab added, "It is violating somebody’s space; why do you think you have the right to do that?"
"I think he chose me because he saw me as a woman alone. He was definitely testing me to see how vulnerable I was, and luckily I was calm enough and level-headed enough to make him go away without having anything devastating and dramatic happen," Raab said.
At around 6:40 p.m., police officers responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping.
Video appears to show a dark-colored SUV pulling up alongside a teen before a man jumps out of the vehicle, runs toward her, and assaults her.
"A 14-year-old female reported that the suspect stopped his vehicle, approached her, physically assaulted her, and attempted to restrain her while she was walking on the sidewalk," the statement read.
Police said the victim was able to fight off the suspect, who fled the crime scene in his vehicle.
Court records obtained by WWMT-TV noted that the girl told investigators the suspect grabbed her and told her, "I got you," before she fought him off.
Police described the teen's acts as "heroic."
"That victim absolutely saved her own life that day; she did amazing things and fought hard and made that suspect jump back in the car and take off," Kentwood Police Department Captain Tim Wierenga told WOOD.
Investigators interviewed witnesses, utilized license plate information, and obtained surveillance video from a resident. Detectives determined that the same suspect committed the assault and attempted kidnapping.
Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old John Moore and arrested him within 24 hours of the alleged crimes.
Records from the Kent County Correctional Facility show that Moore was arrested and booked on May 13. Moore is being held on $140,000 bail.
Moore was charged with unlawful imprisonment and assault and battery.
Citing records from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office, the New York Post reported that Moore also was hit with two probation violations.
"Obviously age didn’t matter to him; he was just looking for a victim," Raab said. "But I am glad that I kept my head. I am glad I didn’t let him into my house."
WOOD reported that Moore had been previously arrested for being a "bathroom peeper who recorded an upskirt video" at a grocery store in September 2023.
WOOD at the time reported that a woman was in a restroom stall of the store when she noticed Moore "peering down at her from the next stall over."
Surveillance cameras also caught Moore recording an upskirt video in the store’s common area and "crouching down behind the victim" to position his cell phone to record up the shopper's dress, according to WOOD.
In 2025, Moore allegedly sexually assaulted women at a different grocery store.
Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker told WOOD that Moore walked around the store telling female customers they had spiders on their backs and then grabbed their buttocks.
Three women reported that Moore assaulted them, Becker said.
Moore was sentenced to time served; he had already spent six months in jail. Moore also was given three years of probation and ordered to register as a sex offender.
Moore's public defender at a hearing called him "kind" and "gentle," WOOD reported.
"He's kind, and he’s gentle, and he’s patient," attorney Laura Joyce said of Moore. "And I don’t think these crimes are reflective of the person that he is."
"I think that he’s had a reckoning while he’s been in jail regarding some potential substance abuse issues that he has to handle," Joyce added.
Those who witnessed suspicious activity related to the case or the suspect are urged to contact the Kentwood Police Department at 616-656-6580 or send an anonymous tip through Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
The Kentwood Police Department did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.
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