2024 TRAX LS
219/mo.*
24 mo./$1995 down
OCTOBER 12, 2023 Vol. 42, No. 22
Voters to select mayors, city council members/17A
STOCK# CNTFZ6
26125 Van Dyke • Center Line (Just south of 696 on Van Dyke) (586) 754-7000 • www.edrinke.com
0123-2341
0279-2328
$ candgnews.com
*$1,995 down with Lease Conquest. 24 month lease. 10,000 miles per year, plus tax, title, plate. Pricing is based on select model vehicles while supplies last. See Salesperson for details. Expires 10/31/2023.
Fatal shooting under investigation in Woods BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
See SHOOTING on page 9A
A new, accessible tot lot will be opening this month at Chene-Trombley Park in Grosse Pointe Woods. Photo by K. Michelle Moran
PUBLIC GRAND OPENING SCHEDULED FOR NEW WOODS TOT LOT BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
WOODS — A popular neighborhood park in Grosse Pointe Woods will soon be reopening with new play equipment that will keep a wider range of little ones active. Chene-Trombley Park, located on Ridgemont
Road near Mack Avenue, was closed this summer as the existing playscape was renovated and a new, accessible tot lot was added, as well as restrooms and a walking path. There will be a grand opening and rededication ceremony for the renovated playscape and the new Phyllis A. DeMars Tot Lot and Swing Set from 11 a.m. See TOT LOT on page 10A
3.9% APR Financing up to 48 mo* 2023 Ascent or 2023 Forester 2023 Subaru Ascent
2023 Subaru Forester
*Manufacturer Offer. No down payment required. Financing for well-qualified applicants only. Length of contract is limited. Subject to credit approval, vehicle insurance approval and vehicle availability. From dealer stock by 10/31/23 0113-2341
WOODS — Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot at a home in the 1800 block of Brys Drive at around 12:43 a.m. Oct. 6, allegedly by his own brother. Police said the shooter was Edmond Doheny, 29, of Grosse Pointe Woods, and the deceased was his brother, Dennis Doheny, 19, of Grosse Pointe Woods. Police responded to the home in the early hours of Friday morning after learning that someone had been shot and said they found Dennis Doheny lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head. Dennis Doheny was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. They said the gun used in the fatal shooting was found on the second floor of the home. Edmond Doheny was arrested and charged with open murder, which carries a sentence of up to life in prison. In a press release, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said open murder covers both first-degree and second-degree murder; the jury would decide at trial whether the suspect was guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder, based on the evidence presented at trial. In addition, Edmond Doheny has been charged with felony firearm, which carries a penalty of two years in prison. He was arraigned on these charges Oct. 9 in Grosse Pointe Woods Municipal Court in front of Judge Ted Metry and given a $1 million cash or surety bond. Doheny’s defense attorney is Robert Ihrie. “Mr. Doheny is not guilty of either of the charges that have been leveled against him,” Ihrie said. “This appears to be a tragic accident, nothing more. He has the complete support of his family and friends, who are all aware that this tragedy was not intended and was, as stated,