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Teens plead guilty in 2023 deadly shooting of 19-year-old in Port Huron

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PORT HURON, Mich. – Two teenagers pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a 19-year-old in Port Huron in 2023.

The shooting happened during a boat week parade on July 12, 2023, in the 1300 block of Lapeer Avenue.

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Witnesses immediately called the police and were able to describe the suspects and provide a location.

Police responded to the area and found KC Cureton, 19, with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Two 15-year-olds, one from Port Huron and one from Detroit, were arrested in connection to the shooting.

Investigators recovered a gun at the scene and obtained a confession from the suspects.

Port Huron police said the St. Clair County Prosecutor’s Office brought the case to a conclusion, resulting in a guilty verdict.


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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.

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