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Detroit Police Charge 16-Year-Old in Shooting Outside Edison High Basketball Game

Surveillance footage plus community tips produced the identification, prompting police to stress curfew enforcement.

Overview

  • A 16-year-old from Southfield was arrested on March 18 and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a weapon in a weapons-free zone, and careless use of a firearm.
  • The teen who was shot was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon in a weapons-free zone, and neither juvenile is being charged as an adult.
  • Police say a Feb. 27 fight at the Detroit Edison basketball game spilled outside, where one teen shot another, leaving the victim wounded.
  • Investigators used video evidence, including Detroit’s Green Light cameras, and publicized photos that helped Southfield police and residents identify the suspect.
  • Officers executed three search warrants and recovered three assault rifles and a handgun, while urging adults to secure firearms and noting curfew rules will be enforced as temperatures rise.