No arrests made after teen found shot in head at Detroit playground over the weekend
Teen found shot to death at Detroit park
An arrest has not been made after a 16-year-old was found shot to death Saturday at a Detroit park. The 16-year-old died at a hospital after he was discovered suffering a gunshot wound to the head at Butzel Playground.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Police are still working to find the person responsible after a 16-year-old boy was found suffering a gunshot wound to the head at a playground on Detroit's west side Saturday night.
That victim was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The backstory:
Officers responded to Butzel playground in the area of Lyndon and Meyers around 8:15 p.m. Saturday for a teen boy who had been shot.
As of Monday morning, no arrests have been made, and police have not released details about a person of interest or a potential motive.
The weekend shooting is just the latest in a string of violence involving young people in the city.
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"It's sad to see that so many people are going outside their door and never returning," said Toson Knight, the executive director of Caught Up, a mentorship program for young men.
The latest deadly shooting prompted a gathering Sunday at the park in remembrance of the victim and other youth who have died as a result of violence this summer.
"This has been a brutal, brutal summer, and it's heartbreaking," Knight said. "The summertime should be a time that young people are having fun."
The Source: Previous FOX 2 reporting was used in this report.