Crime & Safety
Police Seek Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Boy :VIDEO
Detroit Police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect involved with the shooting of a 15-year-old boy on Detroit's westside.
DETROIT — Detroit Police are searching for a suspect in connection to a fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy that happened in Detroit last Tuesday.
Kenneth Merritt Jr., 15, was at a sleepover with friends on the 18600 block of Staheli when he was struck in the head by someone who fired at least a dozen shots at the home, police said.
Merritt Jr. died Monday after being taken off life support, police said.
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After firing multiple shots, the suspect then fled in a dark-colored Dodge Journey, police said.
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If anyone has any information pertaining to this crime, please call the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
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