"I believe I still have a lot to offer. There [are] a lot of good things that we turned around on the school board for the school district," said Melvin Rose.
However, his spot at the school board table is empty, and it appears he won't be filling it anytime soon. The Madison Heights School Board member is expected to resign after an incident that left his dirty laundry out in the open and left Rose with a gunshot wound to the arm. He told us it all started with a romance.
"She kept telling me she was divorcing her husband. She was leaving."
But that doesn't change the fact that she is married. Rose, however, is not married. He said the two dated for months, but early Sunday morning things took a dangerous turn when he showed up at his girlfriend's Madison Heights home and squared off with her husband. The husband claims Rose went to the house to attack him, but Rose said he showed up because he believed his girlfriend was in trouble.
"Called her phone, heard a bunch of hollering and screaming going on."
He said when he arrived, "I saw four people running around in the front yard, looked like they were all fighting. Guy came running up to my truck, which was her husband, the one that she was supposedly leaving, he ran up to my truck. So when he ran up to my truck, that's when I got out, what's going on, and that's when one thing led to another."
The husband had a gun. The two men started to fight and the gun went off.
"Got really lucky. It went through the top and out the back."
Rose drove himself to the hospital. The husband was arrested, but later released because the gun may have gone off by accident. He was treated for injuries, including bite marks.
Despite the drama and the gunfire, no one is facing criminal charges, but it looks like this school board member is still paying the price.
"I have concerns about choices that he made, and I am concerned about how it reflects on our school," said Cindy Holder from the Madison Heights School Board.
That's why Rose is expected to resign so he can focus on his family and get his life back on track.
"She had no intentions of leaving her husband. There was nothing filed or anything like that and pretty much that she was playing both of us," said Rose. "Getting shot is not worth it for anyone."
The husband refused to do an on camera interview with us, but his attorney did release a statement saying, in part, that no criminal charges were filed in this case and both husband and wife and his whole family want to move on from this situation privately.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:31:06 GMT
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is working on improving city services, including the streetlights. More than 40 percent of them do not work, but the Detroit Public Lighting Authority is now beginning its work.
As Kevyn Orr tries to solve Detroit's financial crisis, he is also working on improving city services, including the streetlights. More than 40 percent of them do not work, but the Detroit Public Lighting Authority is now beginning its work.
Friday, June 14 2013 10:25 PM EDT2013-06-15 02:25:13 GMT
A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them.
A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:41 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:41:21 GMT
Mike Duggan is expected to lay out his future plans Thursday, one day after an appeals court ruled that he doesn't meet Detroit residency requirements to put his name on the ballot for the Aug. 6 primary elections.
Mike Duggan is expected to lay out his future plans Thursday, one day after an appeals court ruled that he doesn't meet Detroit residency requirements to put his name on the ballot for the Aug. 6 primary elections.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:35:18 GMT
Detroit City Council member Kwame Kenyatta says he quitting Friday. Kenyatta didn't give a specific reason, but he says the council is virtually powerless now that Detroit is being run by an emergency manager.
Detroit City Council member Kwame Kenyatta says he quitting Friday. Kenyatta didn't give a specific reason to radio station WWJ, but he says the council is virtually powerless now that Detroit is being run by an emergency manager.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:22 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:22:49 GMT
Kid Rock has added an eighth date to his "$20 Best Night Ever" tour at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Officials say tickets for the Aug. 20 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on June 22.
Kid Rock has added an eighth date to his "$20 Best Night Ever" tour at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Officials say tickets for the Aug. 20 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on June 22.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:38:44 GMT
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:29:11 GMT
An angry pastor is trying to keep his cool. He is mad at whoever tore apart his air conditioning unit to steal the copper, but he also says the entire community shares the blame.
An angry pastor is trying to keep his cool. He is mad at whoever tore apart his air conditioning unit to steal the copper, but he also says the entire community shares the blame.
Melvin Rose (Credit: WJBK | myFOXDetroit.com)
