Lansing Police Identify Husband-Wife Killed in Murder-Suicide

By • Dec 19, 2017

Police spokesman Robert Merritt says 47-year-old Derrick Morell Smith of Lansing is believed to have chased and shot his 39-year-old wife, Adriann Lakisha Smith, before turning the gun on himself.

Merritt says officers initially dispatched on a reported domestic dispute on the city's south side about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday found the two dead in a roadway and a gun with the bodies.

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Lobbyist Naeyaert resigns in wake of remarks

By Mark Bashore • Mar 7, 2017
Gary Naeyaert, during a radio interview
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A well-known Michigan lobbyist has resigned in the wake of recent remarks he made that triggered controversy.

The board of the Great Lakes Education Project--a school choice advocacy group--accepted Gary Naeyaert’s resignation Tuesday.

Last week, Naeyaert told a gathering of the Senate Education committee that he wanted to “shake” Michigan School Reform Officer Natasha Baker “like I like to shake my wife” for admitting her office was unable to hold persistently failing schools accountable.