Detroit, MI
Teen Charged As Adult In Detroit Shooting That Injured 14-Year-Old: Prosecutor
DETROIT — A Detroit teen is being charged as an adult in connection with a shooting that left a 14-year-old clinging to life earlier this month, according to officials.
The shooting happened at 9:40 p.m. on May 17 near Farmer Street and Grand River in the downtown area of Detroit, according to officials.
When officers arrived at the location, officials said they found a 14-year-old suffering froma gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was expected to be ok, according to officials.
Ramon Javon Perez Smith, 17, was charged as an adult with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of felony firearm.
He was placed in jail with a $500,000 bond, along with a GPS tether, house arrest and an order barring contact with the victim or any witnesses.
His next court date is scheduled for Wednesday.
A 16-year-old from Detroit was also charged in connection with the shooting. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and was given a $4,000 bond with house arrest.
Officials said Smith got into a fight with a group of kids that included the 14-year-old. During the fight, officials said Smith pulled out a handgun and fired multiple times into the group of teens, striking the 14-year-old in the chest.
Police arrested Smith shortly afterward.
The shooting happened as Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison told reporters that roughly 60 kids from Detroit and the metro region gathered in the city’s downtown area. He said police will also hold parents accountable for the shooting.
Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.
The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.
The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.
Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.
“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”
The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.
“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Human remains were found in a furnace of an home on Detroit’s west side, the Detroit Police Department tells us.
The remains was found by an individual working on the home in the 5200 block of S Clarendon just after 11 a.m.
Anyone with information can call 313-596-2260 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.
Stay with WXYZ.com for updates on this developing story.
The Detroit Police Department is investigating after a 5-year-old child was shot in the arm near a park on Tuesday.
The shooting happened at about 8:50 p.m. near the Fargo-Oaklfield Playground on the city’s west side. Police Chief Todd Bettison says the child was in front of his home riding a bike with his father supervising at the time of the shooting.
Bettison says an individual at the park fired multiple shots, striking the child. He says the boy’s father reported hearing shots and the child falling from his bike.
Bettison says the child is expected to be OK.
Bettison says the person appears to have been firing shots randomly, which he calls “problematic.” He says a person of interest is described as possibly between 15 and 16 years old and wearing a mask. He says the person is known to frequent the area.
“When you fire a weapon, what goes up must go down,” Bettison said. “To parents and everyone, know where your kids are. Juveniles should not have guns, and whether you’re an adult or a child, you should not be firing a weapon inside of the city limits.”
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield released a statement, saying in part, “By the grace of God, this young boy will recover from his injury and is on his way home from the hospital. With that said, this incident was senseless and could have had a much more tragic ending.
“Every child in Detroit deserves to feel safe riding their bike, playing outside, and simply being a child in their own neighborhood. We cannot accept a reality where our children are placed in harm’s way because someone chose to recklessly fire a gun.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak Up.
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