A 17-year-old boy from Detroit has been charged in connection with a May shooting in which multiple rounds were allegedly fired into a home on the city’s east side, according to the office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
The teen, who is not being charged as an adult but has received an adult designation, faces four counts of assault with intent to murder, one count of discharging a firearm in or at a building, and five counts of felony firearm.
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Under Michigan law, an adult designation allows a judge, upon conviction, to sentence the juvenile as a juvenile or an adult, or to impose a blended sentence that could later result in adult penalties if rehabilitation efforts fail.
What happened on Waltham Street
Prosecutors allege the teen fired a handgun multiple times at a residence in the 19300 block of Waltham Street at approximately 1:08 a.m. on May 23 before fleeing the scene.
Four Detroit residents were inside the home at the time: a 19-year-old woman, a 24-year-old woman, a 42-year-old woman, and a 44-year-old man.
Police said none of the victims were injured.
An investigation by the Detroit Police Department led to the 17-year-old’s arrest on June 4.
Brother dies during search warrant execution
Police said the 17-year-old is the brother of 20-year-old Anthony Boone, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 4 as officers served a search warrant at a home on Lansdowne Street near Moross Road.
Officers were executing a warrant connected to the Waltham Street shooting and had identified Boone and his younger brother as suspects.
Police initially responded to what was believed to be a possible police-involved shooting.
Officials later said body-camera footage showed officers escorting two women and a child from the home before entering a bedroom where Boone was sitting on a bed with a handgun pointed at his head.
Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said Boone fired one shot as officers entered the room.
An officer returned fire before realizing Boone was already down.
According to police, the officer can be heard on body-camera footage saying, “I think he shot himself.”
Bettison said the officer was visibly shaken by the incident and was placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure following an officer-involved shooting investigation.
“No one else was injured during the incident,” police said.
Court appearances, next steps
The juvenile appeared for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and was remanded to a juvenile detention facility.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for June 15 in Detroit’s Lincoln Hall of Justice.