Detroit Boy, 12, Fatally Shot; Teen, 13, Arrested: Police

Detroit MI

20 July, 2022

8:42 AM

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DETROIT — A 13-year-old boy was arrested after police said he fatally shot a child inside a Detroit home Tuesday night. Police said a group of teens were in the basement of a Detroit home on Bramell Street, near West Outer Drive and Plymouth, at 9 p.m. when the boy fatally shot a 12-year-old child. The group found the gun inside the home and were playing with it in the home's basement while an adult man was sleeping upstairs, police said. Police believe he's the father of the 12-year-old child. Officers recovered two weapons from the home and took four other teens and the man in for questioning, in addition to the 13-year-old teen, who police said fatally shot the child. "We've got a child shot, this one was fatally wounded playing with guns. It's troubling and frustrating and if you're going to have a gun in your home you have to do so responsibly. Once you bring a gun in your home, everything changes. You can't have guns around kids and be upstairs sleeping," Detroit police Chief James White said.