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Roseville Middle School social worker wins regional recognition BY MARIA ALLARD
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Danielle Lewis’ family attends the presentation of her Macomb County School Social Worker of the Year award Feb. 16. From left are Darius Jr., 12; Darielle, 13; Lewis; Daniel, 5; and husband Darius.
ROSEVILLE — Every day, Roseville Middle School social worker Danielle Lewis works to make a positive impact on students. “The goal is to create a safe and healthy environment for the students,” Lewis said. “It’s finding the right social and emotional support and creating a space for them to be who they are.” Lewis primarily works with students who have an individualized education program, known as an IEP. For her commitment to the profession, the Michigan Association of School Social Workers named Lewis the 2023-2024 School Social Worker of the Year for Region M — Macomb County. Members of the MASSW Region M and several district administrators, including Roseville Middle School Principal Christopher LaFeve, recognized Lewis during a brief presentation in the school media center on the afternoon of Feb. 16. Also present were Lewis’ husband, Darius, and their children, Darielle, 13; Darius Jr., 12; and Daniel, 5, who are students in Roseville Community Schools. A few Roseville Middle School students also came by to congratulate Lewis. “I appreciate everyone coming out and for your support. I’m overwhelmed,” said See SOCIAL WORKER on page 14A
MAN FOUND GUILTY OF 2022 EASTPOINTE MURDERS an Eastpointe police officer testified that he arrived at the scene and located Davis in the back of a GMC vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds. Davis told the officer that Evans shot her, and Mitchell was found dead nearby, according to the testimony.
Before dying of her injuries several days later, Davis told Eastpointe Police Detective Brian Showers that she and Mitchell found Evans in the hallway of their apartment earlier in the day. Evans was upset because someone had broken See GUILTY on page 15A
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EASTPOINTE — A 62-year-old man was found guilty by a jury Feb. 23 of murdering two of his neighbors at an Eastpointe apartment complex in 2022.
The jury found that on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, Dennis Carlton Evans fatally shot his neighbors, Dorian Mitchell and Christie Davis, outside their apartment complex on 10 Mile Road in Eastpointe. At an exam hearing held in 2022,
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