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What we know: Argument between children leads to 16-year-old shooting mother, teen in Detroit

Teen in critical condition

Argument between children leads to 16-year-old shooting mother, teen in Detroit (WDIV)

DETROIT – An argument between children Thursday night in Detroit led to a teen and a mother being shot.

The shooting happened on Nov. 7 in the 800 block of Delaware Street around 6 p.m.

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Argument between children

Police said a 6-year-old and 8-year-old got into an argument. Then, older children got involved, as well as the mother of one of the children.

The mother’s 16-year-old son then showed up with a gun and shot a 14-year-old in the head and his own mother.

16-year-old leaves scene

The 16-year-old ran away from the scene but was later caught and arrested by officers in an undercover operation who were separate from the incident.

Another young man was also arrested as officials said he tried picking up the weapon and walking away. The weapon was dropped and recovered by the police.

Teen critically injured, suspect’s mother injured

“So, right now, over a silliness fight between a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, we have a 14-year-old that’s in critical condition,” Detroit Police Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald said in a press conference Thursday night. “He’s in surgery now, and our suspect’s mom was shot in the arm.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Watch the full press conference below:


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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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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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