Overview
- Officers responded to a domestic-dispute call at a grandmother’s home in Fraser and shot 15-year-old Ayden Gould; the incident occurred on Saturday, May 30, and the teen was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Investigators and Fraser police say body‑worn camera video shows officers deployed Tasers before firing and that the teen was armed with a knife at the time of the encounter.
- The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is leading an independent investigation and the Fraser officer involved has been placed on administrative leave while footage and evidence are reviewed.
- Family members say Ayden was experiencing a severe mental‑health crisis and call the shooting unjustified, while neighbors say police had been called to the home multiple times and reported hearing shouting before shots were fired.
- Public release of the bodycam video and the investigation’s findings will shape whether the shooting prompts departmental discipline, criminal charges, or changes in how officers respond to youth in crisis.