Suspect charged in Detroit teen shooting that left 14-year-old hospitalized
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A teen accused of shooting a 14-year-old during a large gathering in Downtown Detroit has been charged.
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Seventeen-year-old Ramon Javon Perez Smith is set to be tried as an adult in the case of a non-fatal shooting of a Detroit teen on Sunday.
Officials say on May 17, just after 9:30 p.m., Detroit police were called out to the 1300 block of Farmer Street near Grand River for a reported shooting. Police then discovered a 14-year-old with a gunshot wound in the chest. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay.
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"He got shot a quarter of an inch away from his heart," she said. "He may not have been here if he had turned the wrong way."
Smith is accused of getting into a fight with a group that the 14-year-old was part of. He is then to have allegedly taken out a hand gun and fired multiple times into the group of teens, in which the victim was then shot in the chest. Smith was arrested a short time later.
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Smith was charged with:
- Assault with Intent to Murder
- Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm
- Felonious Assault, Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Three counts of Felony Firearm.
He is expected to be arraigned on May 23.
The Source: FOX 2 used information from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for this report.