You could be having the worst day, but if it ended with a hug from Daryll Straughter, you'd know everything would be okay, said friends of the security guard. He was “basically an honorary police officer of Detroit," one said.
After a string of violence in Downtown Detroit, the city is rolling out new plans to keep the streets safe this summer. The violence included a shooting in Greektown that took the life of a beloved security guard. Loved ones gathered outside the store for a vigil Thursday (April 20).