The Michigan State Fair is implementing significant safety changes after a 14-year-old was shot and killed in the parking lot of the fair last year. Police also say they have now identified a suspect in the case.
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Michigan State Fair implements new safety measures after teen’s death last year
The identity of the Michigan State Fair will remain the same, but safety and security measures are changing following last year’s tragedy.
“It’s heartbreaking, it’s an absolute tragedy, and we want to do everything that we can to prevent this moving forward,” said Commander Kristie Gruenwald of the Novi Police Department.
Novi Police and Michigan State Fair organizers are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach this year to ensure the event, which attracts up to a quarter of a million people to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, is safe for everyone…