Murder still unsolved after 16-year-old boy shot to death in Detroit last summer

William Fountain Jr.

Last summer, 16-year-old William Fountain Jr. died after he was shot on Detroit's east side

Fountain was found suffering gunshot wounds on Maddelein Street near Kelly Road around 5 a.m. July 14, 2022. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

"He was helpful, loving, caring, and kind," his mother Crystal Jones said. "I just want to know who, why. It could help me get closure."

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