Overview
- Prosecutors charged a 16-year-old with carrying a concealed weapon near the scene and set a $4,000 bond with house arrest and a ban on guns and illegal substances, with a pretrial set for July 2.
- A 14-year-old was shot in the chest around 9:40 to 10 p.m. Sunday near Grand River and Library Street after a fight broke out, and police say he is expected to recover.
- Officers detained 109 juveniles over the weekend, including 60 downtown and 49 at Palmer Park, mostly for curfew violations, and issued 15 parental-responsibility tickets.
- Detroit leaders said they are stepping up patrols and holding parents to account, while outreach teams and community violence intervention groups work alongside city programs like Occupy the Summer and April’s Teen Kickback.
- Some residents urged an earlier youth curfew or required guardians downtown, and prosecutors have until May 23 to decide whether to charge a second teen being held in juvenile detention.