Update: Detroit's mayor investigates Deputy Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler's confrontation with TV reporter Charlie Leduff.

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Earlier coverage of Tuesday’s confrontation

Fred Wheeler vs. Charlie Leduff: You will find the previous rounds here, here, here & here

A day after Deputy Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler, with expletives flying, knocked a microphone out of TV reporter/advocate Charlie Leduff’s hand, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said the confrontation is being investigated. As we reported, Leduff has long tried to get Wheeler to stand still for an interview on a variety of topics, including when Wheeler was the interim commissioner.

Charlie Leduff’s most recent questions that went unanswered concerned the deplorable state of Detroit’s firehouses. In the video above, Leduff recaps what happened and provides the latest information, including citing city rules that Wheeler may have violated with his reaction to Leduff’s questioning.

Statement from Mayor Dave Bing via WJBK-TV:

My administration is taking this matter very seriously. We understand there was a confrontation between Deputy Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler and FOX 2 reporter Charlie LeDuff. We are investigating the incident and we’ll make a decision based on our findings.

For those who will be attending the Chief’s Leadership Forum at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore on July 18, I will have a session on how to handle the bad news. Hitting and cussing a reporter, as inviting as it may seem sometimes, is not among the techniques I will be suggesting. But I will spend a good deal of time on dealing with the legacy of the late Mike Wallace from 60 Minutes, the ambush interview. Click here to learn more.

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