DETROIT – The 13-year-old boy who shot his father in Detroit and fled in the family’s vehicle with their dog has been taken into custody in Ohio.
No injuries were reported during the arrest, according to the Detroit Police Department.
Another individual and the family dog, a French mastiff, also were found inside the vehicle and taken into custody, police said.
Detroit police are working with Ohio officials to facilitate the extradition of the individuals back to Michigan.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Police said additional information will be released as it becomes available.
The search for the boy began after Detroit officers responded to a reported disturbance around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 18,000 block of Bretton, according to Dietrich Lever, commanding officer of the department’s 8th Precinct.
Officers learned that the boy had allegedly shot his father before taking the family vehicle and leaving the scene, Lever said.
Prior to his arrest, the boy was last seen driving a gray 2026 Rivian with Michigan license plate FAX 8251.
He was traveling southbound on the Southfield Freeway toward Lincoln Park.
Officials considered the teen armed and dangerous and urged anyone who spotted him not to approach.
“Call 911, call the police and get us out there and let us take him into custody safely,” Lever said.
Police said the shooting appeared to follow an incident involving discipline.
Lever said the teen allegedly took offense when his father disciplined him and then shot him when the father returned home.
Officials did not immediately know where the teen obtained the firearm or whether it belonged to his father.
Police also did not immediately have information about what the teen was wearing when he fled.
Lever said there was no immediate threat to residents in the neighborhood, which he described as generally safe.
The father’s condition was not released.
Police emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and that the information released so far is preliminary and subject to change.
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