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A Detroit high school student has been charged after he brought a BB gun to school and pulled it out during class, officials said.

More police officers than usual will be patrolling Clawson schools on Thursday after a concerning incident occurred with a student on Wednesday, officials announced.

A 15-year-old Lincoln High School student is facing several felony charges after allegedly flashing a firearm at another student during class and threatening to assault her.

A teenager who told investigators that he mistook his brother for a deer has been charged with a gun crime.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to announce an executive order on juvenile justice reform on Wednesday afternoon.

Trials with the COVID-19 vaccine for children will build on what we’ve learned from the adult trials. A vaccine for younger children isn’t expected until early next year (2022). Moderna is enrolling about 3,000 children in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. Last month, British researchers launched a trial testing the AstraZeneca in children age 12 to 17. AdRight now, a vaccine for younger children isn’t expected until early next year (2022).

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – On Monday, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced her office’s decisions in 22 juvenile lifer cases after completing a review under the terms of the Hill v. Whitmer (2020) class action settlement. The Hill settlement called for prosecutors to reconsider each of those sentences and commit to a timeline for resentencing eligible individuals. Of the 27 Oakland County based juvenile lifer cases eligible for review under the Hill settlement, McDonald withdrew motions filed by former Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper for the reimposition of life without parole in 20 cases. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking more information in five additional Hill cases. “As prosecutor, my primary obligation is to keep Oakland County communities safe and to follow the law.

LANSING, Mich. – A program that seeks community-based alternatives to the practice of locking up youth offenders or placing them in rehabilitation facilities outside their homes has come to communities in Michigan. Funding from Ballmer Group to Youth Advocate Programs Inc., is helping with startup costs. “There is more consensus than ever that youth incarceration is part of a failed system — that it’s dangerous, results in poor outcomes and is very expensive,” said Jeff Fleischer, Youth Advocate Programs chief executive. Program grants for one year were provided to probation departments, juvenile courts and juvenile justice programs in California, Georgia, Ohio, Arizona, North Carolina and Illinois. Youth Advocate Programs is hiring and training neighborhood-based advocates to work with youth, parents and guardians.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 14-year-old Olivia Antonette Jones who was last seen leaving her home at 1215 Share Ave. in Ypsilanti Township on Wednesday. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, red sweatpants and a jean jacket. She was last seen entering an unknown white sedan at approximately 2:05 p.m. If you have any information about this person's location, please contact 911 or our tip line. Posted by Washtenaw Sheriff on Friday, December 4, 2020Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 734-973-7711.

OAK PARK, Mich. – Family and friends of LaDamien Williams is asking for help covering the boy’s funeral costs. LaDamien was just 12 years old when he was fatally shot Monday inside a home in Oak Park. Here is the statement from the fund organizer:“My friend dedicated her life to saving other peoples lives. She has worked in the healthcare field saving lives every day being there for other people’s family members. She did not have any life insurance for her children and we need to help give this young man, this innocent young man a proper burial.

WARREN, Mich. – A 15-year-old boy who has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Warren is expected to stand trial. The teen is being charged as an adult following the deadly shooting of 10-year-old Orran “O.J.” Baugh on July 22 at the Warren Manor Apartments. Authorities said the 10-year-old boy was shot in the chest at about 1:05 p.m. in the 21500 block of Dequindre Road. The second-degree murder charge mandates a life sentence in prison. Related: Siblings of 10-year-old killed in Warren shooting speak outMore: Local News

Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. is speaking out for the first time since his release from prison this summer.

PONTIAC, Mich. A suburban Detroit judge who sent a 15-year-old girl to a juvenile detention facility for not doing her homework released the teen from probation on Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered her release. The girl was placed on probation in April in a case involving allegations of assault and theft, and had been in Oakland Countys Childrens Village since May for violating that probation, according to ProPublica. Brennan said a Michigan Court of Appeals decision July 31 ordering Graces release from Childrens Village effectively tied the lower courts hands. Among the requirements of her probation, Grace was expected to complete her schoolwork. Brennan initially cited a failure to submit to any schoolwork and getting up for school for her decision to place the teen in juvenile detention.

WARREN, Mich. A 15-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with second-degree murder after allegedly fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy in the chest in Warren last week. Christopher Deshawn Simmons, of Detroit, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearms, officials said. The second-degree murder charge mandates a life sentence in prison. MORE: Siblings of 10-year-old killed in Warren shooting speak outPolice said there were 10 children in the apartment at the time. Neighbors had previously complained about the Warren apartment and the unattended children several times.