Matt Morawski, Executive Producer, Local 4 News Today
Larry Spruill, Reporter
Published: October 26, 2021, 1:22 PM
Updated: October 26, 2021, 5:44 PM
Tags: News, Crime, Shooting, Detroit, Stahelin Street, West Detroit, Shot
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15-year-old boy shot inside home on Detroit's west side
Bullets fired into home on Stahelin Street
Published: October 26, 2021, 1:22 PM Updated: October 26, 2021, 5:44 PM
A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot Tuesday morning on Detroit's west side. Follow updates here: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/10/26/15-year-old-boy-shot-on-detroits-west-side/
The victim's age originally was reported to be 14. That was not correct. He is 15.
DETROIT – A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot Tuesday morning on Detroit's west side.
It happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Stahelin Street near 7 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway.
Police said the shots were fired from outside of the home, hitting the boy. A total of 13 shots were fired into the home. The boy was struck in his head.
Bullet holes in a window to a home where a 15-year-old boy was shot Oct. 26, 2021 in Detroit. (WDIV)
Police believe home was targeted
Investigators believe this was a targeted shooting, but the teen was not the target. Police do not know specifically who the target was.
The boy did not live at the home. He was spending the night at his friend's house.
Two other children were inside the home at the time. A 14-year-old and 9-year-old were in a bedroom with the victim when he was shot.
The parents of two of the children were also in the home.
No arrests have been made.
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Matt Morawski
Matt is the Executive Producer for Local 4 News Today. He's a graduate of Wayne State University and has been with Local 4 for more than a decade.
Larry Spruill
Larry Spruill Jr. joined the Local 4 News team in January 2018. Prior, he worked at WJAX in Jacksonville, Florida. Larry grew up as a military kid because his father is a retired Chief of the United States Air Force.