A beloved Detroit-area pastor was beaten to death during a morning walk earlier this month, and the illegal alien believed to have been involved in his death continues to roam the city.
At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 3, Stephen Singleton, a 72-year-old pastor and family man, avid athlete — I was out for my usual morning walk in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a city of about 76,000 people about 30 minutes north of Detroit. Singleton wore a reflective vest and stepped into a designated crosswalk to safely cross Rochester Road near Avon Road.
It didn't work out for him.
At some point, a person driving a 2013 Ford Focus struck Singleton so hard that he flew into the air and shattered his windshield, the grieving widow said.
Terry Singleton said: “The car hit him so hard he went flying into the air and hit the windshield, breaking it.” WXYZ-TV.
The injuries he sustained were fatal.
“Almost every bone in his body was broken,” she said. WJBK. “He had a broken collarbone, internal injuries and a cracked skull. He had two craniotomy operations in the hospital.”
Deputies initially told Singleton that her husband was responsive despite his injuries, but his condition had seriously deteriorated by the time the family arrived at the hospital. He was placed on life support and died several days after the crash.
“I had to sit and watch my husband of 53 years die in front of my eyes.”
Stephen Singleton, always known for his dedication to others, went to New York City immediately after the 9/11 attacks to pray for those in need and desperately search for survivors, but ultimately was in vain.
“I started crying because I couldn't find any survivors,” Singleton recalled in a 2022 interview with WXYZ-TV, where she once worked. “The dead will be found, but no survivors will be found.”
A GoFundMe page set up after his death provides further insight into the man Stephen Singleton.
He never met a stranger and was friends with everyone, forming lifelong friendships. His motto was that everyone is his brother or sister and it is his responsibility to share support, wisdom and the love of the Lord. He was a father not only to those without fathers, but also to his nieces and nephews and all the children in all the areas he frequented.
The Singleton family is mourning the loss of their beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, but the man allegedly involved in his death is not in custody.
“I had to sit and watch my husband of 53 years die in front of my eyes, and then knowing that the person who did this is walking around is very difficult to deal with. “He died,” Terry said, adding, “He died, and they did.” I'm worried about you walking around. ”
Investigators told WJBK that the person is a Colombian national and that U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed he crossed the border illegally and released him pending a future federal court hearing. . WXYZ-TV also noted that the man had a valid foreign driver's license “recognized in Michigan.”
According to WJBK, police do not believe alcohol or speed were factors in the accident.
A spokesperson for the Oakland County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Blaze News that the accident is still under investigation, but declined further comment.
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