DETROIT – It’s been one month since an 11-year-old was shot and killed while playing outside in a Detroit neighborhood.
Background: Drive-by shooting on Detroit’s east side kills roller skating 11-year-old
For the first time, we’re hearing from his mother and grandmother.
The drive by shooting happened in the area of Beaconsfield and Courville streets on Detroit’s East side.
Latresa Mines describes her 11-year-old son Latrelle Mines as happy, bright and someone who loved to play outside.
His grandmother, Evette Mines said, “It’s real bad when a kid can’t be outside playing without being killed or hurt and nobody is saying anything.”
Latrelle’s family is more than just frustrated. It’s been a month since he was shot while outside roller skating with cousins and still there’s no arrest and no description of the vehicle involved.
“The kids that were out there they were so in shock that they didn’t remember or know exactly what type of vehicle it was,” said Latresa Mines. “All they knew was it was a small type of car; they don’t know the color or what type of car it is.”
What this mother knows for sure is heartbreak. Life has not been the same without her son.
“All he wanted to do is have fun and enjoy his time, that’s all he wanted to do,” said Latresa Mines. “He was out there skating, he didn’t do anything to nobody, he was being a kid.”
Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,500 reward for information leading to arrest. You will remain anonymous. This family is asking the shooter to do the right thing.
“They should come forward, speak up, turn themselves in Latrelle was only an 11-year-old kid. No matter what anybody had going on he was not in the middle of it and he did not deserve this so they need to come forward,” Latresa Miles said.
Any little bit of information will help. If you know something, call 1-800-SPEAK-UP.