71-Year-Old Brighton Woman Runs 5K to End Child Abuse

71-year-old Ellen Nitz, of Brighton, was among hundreds of runners who braved chilly Saturday morning winds to honor slain child abuse victim Dominick Calhoun in a 5K race at Kensington Metropark in Milford.

Nitz was the oldest participant in the event, and ran the 5K (3.1 miles) in a little more than 27 minutes. Her official time was 27:58.2, according to the score sheets.

Childhelp Michigan, an advocacy group, organized the event along with Dominick's paternal grandfather Rick Calhoun to pay tribute to Dominick and other abuse victims.

Four-year-old Dominick, of Argentine Township, was killed at the hands of his mother's ex-boyfriend. He was among more than 2,284 children in in 2010.