DETROIT – Charges have been filed against suspects in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl in Detroit.
Lamara Glenn was shot while sleeping Tuesday, Feb. 20, at a home on Pennsylvania Street, near Gratiot Avenue. Police said multiple shooters approached the home at about 4 a.m. and fired at least 23 shots into the building. She was struck in the head and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Eight other people in the home at the time of the shooting were not hit.
Detroit Police Chief James White said Lamara is not expected to survive. He called it an “unnecessary tragedy.”
Police confirmed that they have taken five people into custody and recovered a gun. Police believe the people involved have ties to an auto theft ring in the area, but the shooting is not believed to be connected.
Police believe 18-year-old Tahkari Turner and 19-year-old Nasir Lavant Garrett fired handguns into the residence before fleeing. They were both arrested later that day.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said Garrett had a GPS tether on at the time. An alert wasn’t issued because he didn’t leave the area he was legally bound to, but using the GPS, the sheriff said they were able to find out he was at the scene at the time of the shooting and were able to track him to another location, where he was taken into custody.
Robert Lee Turner Jr., 20, was arrested the next day.
Tahkari Turner and Garrett were both charged with nine counts of assault with intent to murder, one count of discharge in or at a building causing serious impairment, and 10 counts of felony firearm each. They were both sent back to jail.
Robert Turner was charged with one count of felon in possession of a firearm, one count of felon in possession of ammunition, two counts of felony firearm, one count of accessory after the fact and one count of tampering with evidence. He was given a $250,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing. Further charges are expected to be filed.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5500. Tips can be made anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
Information on the other two suspects has not been released.
